Internet security

Internet security

Definitions for common terms and phrases related to security threats, vulnerabilities, and technology.

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Internet security

An attempted system security breach that may be active (altering or destroying data) or passive (intercepting or reading data without changing it). Successful attacks range in severity from viewing ...

coordinated universal time (UTC)

Internet; Internet security

Previously known as Greenwich Mean Time, UTC is an international, atomic time standard adopted as a means of civil timekeeping. UTC is based on International Atomic Time (TAI), but differs by the ...

camping out

Internet; Internet security

A hacking technique of breaking into a system and finding an undetected place from which to monitor the system, store information, or re-enter the system at a later time.

.DAT files

Internet; Internet security

The type of files that are used to determine anti-virus or anti-spyware program code to find malware. . DAT files are also known as detection definition files and signature.

port

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A hardware location for passing data in and out of a computing device. Personal computers have various types of ports, including internal ports for connecting disk drives, monitors, and keyboards, ...

mobile code

Internet; Internet security

Code or software that is transferred from a host to a client or to another host to be executed at the destination. A worm is one example of malicious mobile code.

buffer overflow condition

Internet; Internet security

A condition in an operating system or application that sends more data input than the operating system or application can handle. Supplying overly long data results in a buffer overflow and corrupts ...