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COM port

Internet; Internet security

The COM port, short for communications or serial port, is a location that sends and receives serial data transmissions. The ports are named COM1, COM2, and COM3.

alias

Internet; Internet security

This term represents an assumed or alternate name for a virus or Trojan. Some viruses are given multiple names because no central organization exists that is tasked with naming computer viruses.

blacklist

Internet; Internet security

The list of email addresses from which you do not want to receive messages because you believe they will be spam or unsolicited email.

Software designed to give an administrator remote control of a system. Remote administration tools can be a significant security threat when controlled by a party other than the legitimate owner or ...

pharming

Internet; Internet security

A method of redirecting Internet traffic to a fake website through domain spoofing. This involves creating a fake DNS record for a real website, typically that of a bank or other commercial ...

spear phishing

Internet; Internet security

The act of sending an email that appears to come from a legitimate source, such as a bank, a company’s internal IT department, an internal employee, or a business partner. While phishing uses mass ...

reputation filtering

Internet; Internet security

A type of filtering that scores Internet senders based on global messaging and communications behavior to block transmission of content to or from risky sources and sites.