Role-Based Access Control (RBAC)

An approach to restricting system access to authorized users based on their role within an organization rather than indi...

VPN (Virtual Private Network)

A technology that creates a secure, encrypted connection (tunnel) over a less secure network such as the internet, allow...

Hashing

A one-way function that converts input data of any size into a fixed-length string of characters (hash value or digest),...

Public Key Infrastructure (PKI)

A set of roles, policies, hardware, software, and procedures needed to create, manage, distribute, use, store, and revok...

AES (Advanced Encryption Standard)

A symmetric block cipher algorithm adopted by the U.S. government as the standard for encrypting electronic data, replac...

TLS (Transport Layer Security)

A cryptographic protocol designed to provide secure communication over a computer network by encrypting data in transit ...

Malware

Malicious software designed to damage, disrupt, or gain unauthorized access to computer systems, encompassing a broad ca...

Rootkit

A collection of software tools that enables unauthorized access to a computer while actively hiding its presence from th...