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- Buffer overflow [r]: In computers and computer security, occurs when more data is written to a memory buffer than can fit into the memory buffer. [e]
- CAPTCHA [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Canary value [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Classified information [r]: Material collected or created by a government that is subject to limitations on its release to the general public and may have penalties for its unauthorized release. [e]
- Computer science [r]: The study of how computers work, and the algorithms, data structures and design principles used in their operation and programming. [e]
- Computer [r]: A machine that executes a sequence of instructions. [e]
- Cryptanalysis [r]: The sub-field of cryptology which deals with breaking into existing codes and ciphers. [e]
- Distributed computing [r]: A strategy for improving the speed of highly parallelizable tasks by distributing pieces of the problem across many computers that together form a distributed computing system, e.g. BOINC, SETI@home. [e]
- Extranet [r]: A predefined set of networked computers, under the control of different enterprises, that can communicate with one another for well-defined, secure application processing. [e]
- Government Communications Headquarters [r]: The British government agency responsible for signals intelligence and information assurance [e]
- Hacker [r]: An expert, a problem solver, and generally a brilliant programmer. In popular usage, those who illegally break into computer systems. [e]
- Information assurance [r]: The combination of computer security, communications security, and administrative controls such as physical security and personnel security clearances [e]
- Internet Protocol security architecture [r]: A structure and set of abstract techniques for implementing various security features, according to the requirements of a specific security policy, in Internet Protocol version 4 (IPv4) and Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6) [e]
- Intranet [r]: A set of networked computers, under one administration, which can only communicate with one another. [e]
- Software Engineering Institute [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Virtual private network [r]: A communications system that interconnects one or more customer-defined set of sites with routed, data link, or physical connectivity, mapped through an underlying customer-owned or provider-provisioned backbone. It may provided connectivity alone, or connectivity with guarantees of security and quality of service. [e]
