Networks
The phrase networks describes two or more computer systems or electronics devices that are linked together. Network connections enable networked computers and devices to communicate with each other and share files, folders, data and more. Networks are essential to enterprise operation and have become increasingly common in the home as well.
From networking protocols and standards to network routing, security and management, our networks dictionary offers a glossary of key terms you need to know.
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- 10 Gigabit Ethernet – 10GbE (IEEE 802.3ae)
- 1000Base-T (IEEE 802.3ab)
- 100Base-T (IEEE 802.3u) Fast Ethernet
- 10Base-2
- 10Base-T (Twisted Pair Ethernet)
- 10Base5
- 2-205 rule
- 3COM
- 4Shared Definition & Meaning
- 5-4-3 rule
- 5G Definition & Meaning
- 802.11 IEEE wireless LAN standards
- 802.11a
- 802.11ac
- 802.11ac Wave 2
- 802.11ad
- 802.11ah
- 802.11b
- 802.11g
- 802.11n
- 802.11r
- 802.16
- 802.1x
- @m
- @mm
- AAA
- AARP
- AAUI
- ABR
- AC/DC virus
- access code
- access control
- access control entry
- Access Definition & Meaning
- accounting
- ACL - access control list
- Active Directory
- Active Directory Service Interfaces
- active impostor acceptance
- active reconnaissance
- ADC - Application Delivery Controller
- administrative domain
- ADN - Application Delivery Network
- ADSI
- adware
- AES
- AFP
- air gap
- Airframe
- AirWatch
- Aloha
- Amazon EC2
- amplifier repeater
- Android mobile security
- ANSI Bomb
- anti-adware
- anti-malware
- AntiExe
- antivirus program
- AODV - Ad Hoc On-Demand Distance Vector
- AP Definition and Meaning
- APPC
- Appending Virus
- Apple Watch 4
- Apple Watch Series 3
- AppleTalk
- ApplianSys
- application gateway
- Application Service Provider
- application sharing
- application virtualization
- APT - advanced persistent threat
- arbitrated loop
- ARCnet
- Armored Virus
- ARP - Address Resolution Protocol
- ARP spoofing
- AS
- ASIX Electronics Corporation
- asynchronous groupware
- ATM - Asynchronous Transfer Mode
- ATM OAM Ping
- Atom
- attenuation
- attenuation crosstalk ratio
- audit trail
- AUI
- Authentication Definition & Meaning
- authorization
- Auto ID
- auto partitioning
- Auto-Negotiation
- autodiscovery
- AV Killer
- avahi
- Axerra Networks
- backdoor access (computing)
- backhaul
- backpressure
- Banker Trojan
- baseband
- bastion host
- BEC - business email compromise
- BECN
- Berkeley Packet Filter
- BGAN
- BGP
- Big Blue
- Big Red Switch
- Bimodal virus
- binder
- biometric engine
- biometrics
- bit bucket
- bit stuffing
- BizTalk Server
- black hole
- BlackHole Exploit Kit
- blended threat
- blind drop
- block
- blockchain
- Blowfish
- BLS
- bluebugging
- bluejacking
- bluesnarfing
- bogon
- Booter Services Definition & Meaning
- bootkit
- BPDU - bridge protocol data unit
- BPL
- BPL repeater
- BRAS
- bridge
- broadband
- broadcast
- broadcast address
- broadcast storm
- brouter
- browser hijacker
- browser modifier
- buffer overflow
- burst
- bus network
- BYOA – Bring Your Own Apps
- BYOC - Bring Your Own Cloud
- BYON – Bring Your Own Network
- CAM - channel access method or computer-aided manufacturing
- CAMP - Cloud Application Management for Platforms
- CAN - campus-area network
- capture
- card skimming
- CARP - Common Address Redundancy Protocol
- carrier
- CASB - cloud access security broker
- Castanet
- Cat-5
- Cat-5e
- Cat-6
- Cat-7
- CBR
- CCK
- CCNA
- CDDI - Copper Data Distribution Interface
- cell
- cell relay
- cellphone virus
- Cells in Frames
- central tunneling
- centralized network
- CERT/CC
- Certificate bandit
- certification authority
- challenge-response
- CHAP
- Check Point Software Technologies
- CHMOD
- choke packet
- chunk
- CIM
- cipher text
- CIR
- circuit switching
- Cisco Discovery Protocol
- Cisco EnergyWise
- Cisco Systems
- Class C network
- clickjack attack
- client-server architecture
- Clipper chip
- cloud
- cloud app
- cloud app policy
- Cloud Data Engineer
- cloud enablement
- cloud host
- cloud hosting
- cloud OS
- cloud provider
- cloud server hosting
- cloud service
- cloud-native app
- cluster virus
- clustering
- CMIP
- CNA
- coaxial cable
- Coinbit
- COLD - Computer Output to Laser Disk
- cold standby
- collapsed backbone
- collateral hacking
- collision
- collision detection
- collision domain
- command-line scanner
- Communication Streaming Architecture
- companion virus
- comparison
- composite applications
- computer business
- Computer Network Technician
- computer virus (virus)
- Conficker
- congestion
- congestion notification
- connection-oriented service
- connectionless
- connectionless service
- connectivity
- consumerization of IT
- Content Delivery Network (CDN) Meaning & Definition
- content package
- Content Vectoring Protocol
- contention
- controller area network
- CopyCat Malware
- COR - central outdoor router
- countermeasure
- crack
- CRC - cyclic redundancy check
- credential
- Credential Dumping Definition & Meaning
- credit freeze
- Cridex malware
- crimeware
- crosstalk
- cryptanalysis
- cryptocurrency
- cryptocurrency mining
- Cryptographic Primitive Definition & Meaning
- Cryptographic Service Provider
- cryptography
- Cryptokey Routing Definition & Meaning
- CryptoLocker
- cryptomining malware
- CSCW
- CSMA/CA - Carrier Sense Multiple Access/Collision Avoidance
- CSMA/CD - Carrier Sense Multiple Access / Collision Detection
- CVE - Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures
- Cyber Attack Definition & Meaning
- cyber crime
- cyber forensics
- Cyber Kill Chain
- cyber security boot camp
- Cyber Security Threat Mitigation
- cybersecurity
- D-Link
- DAC - Discretionary Access Control
- DAFS - Direct Access File System
- daisy chain
- DAN
- darknet
- Darrloz (Linux.Darrloz)
- DAS Meaning & Definition
- data at rest protection
- Data in Motion Definition & Meaning
- data integrity
- data mirroring
- data sanitization
- Data Sending Trojan
- data vaulting
- datagram
- Datagram Congestion Control Protocol
- DCE
- DDoS Meaning & Definition
- DEC
- decryption
- defacement
- default gateway
- Defense In-Depth
- DEN - directory enabled network
- DEP
- deploy
- DES
- Desktop-as-a-service (DaaS)
- Destructive Trojan
- Devicescape
- DHA
- DHCP Server Settings
- Dial-on-Demand Routing (DDR)
- dial-up access
- dialer
- dictionary attack
- Diffie-Hellman Key Exchange Definition & Meaning
- diffusing update algorithm
- DigiNotar
- digital access and cross-connect system (DACS)
- digital certificate
- digital envelope
- digital loop carrier
- digital signature
- digital wallet
- DIIOP
- Directory Definition & Meaning
- directory service
- Disk Encryption Software
- diskless workstation
- Distribution Point
- DLC
- DLCI - data link connection identifier
- DLP – data loss prevention
- DLSw - Data-Link Switching
- DMI
- DMZ - demilitarized zone
- DNSBL
- DNSChanger
- Docker Datacenter
- domain controller
- Domain Definition & Meaning
- domain migration
- Domain Name
- dongle
- Dorkbot
- DoS attack - Denial of Service attack
- downstream
- downtime
- DP
- Dragonchain
- Dridex malware
- drive-by download
- DRM
- dropper
- DSML
- DTCP-IP
- DTN - Disruption Tolerant Networking
- dual-homed host
- dual-ring topology
- DVMRP
- DWDM - Dense Wavelength Division Multiplexing
- dynamic NAT
- Dynamic Smart Cooling
- e-commerce trustmark
- e-discovery
- e-mail harvesting
- e-mail spoofing
- EAI - enterprise application integration
- eBGP
- ECML - Electronic Commerce Modeling Language
- EDB - Execute Disable Bit
- Edge Computing Definition & Meaning
- edge router
- edge security
- edge switch
- EER - equal error rate
- EFS
- EFTPOS - Electronic Funds Transfer Point of Sale
- EGP
- egress traffic
- EIGRP - Enhanced Interior Gateway Routing Protocol
- electronic discovery
- Elina
- EMM - Enterprise Mobility Management
- encapsulation
- encryption algorithm
- Encryption Definition & Meaning
- Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR)
- endpoint identifiers
- Endpoint Security Definition & Meaning
- ENIW - Ethernet Networking Interface (Web)
- enrollee
- enrollment
- enterprise
- Enterprise Collaboration Systems ECS
- enterprise identity management (IdM)
- ERD
- ESCON - Enterprise Systems Connection
- EtherLoop
- Ethernet
- Ethernet Audio/Video Bridging
- Ethernet Networking Interface
- Eucalyptus
- EV SSL
- evil twin
- exploit
- Extensible Threat Management - XTM
- extraction
- extranet
- E_Port
- Face ID
- facilities-based competition
- failover
- failover cluster
- fairly fast packet filter
- fake news
- false acceptance
- FastIP
- FATA
- FC SAN
- FCIP
- FCoE - Fibre Channel over Ethernet
- FDDI - Fiber Distributed Data Interface
- FDE hard drive
- FECN
- Federal Internet Exchange
- Federated Identity Manager
- federated network identity
- Fibre Channel
- FICON
- File Encryption Definition & Meaning
- file infecting virus
- File Replication service
- financial malware
- firewalking
- Firewall Meaning & Definition
- Flame (malware)
- Flooding
- flow control
- Fog Computing
- forest
- FQDN
- Frame Relay
- FRR - false rejection rate
- FSMO
- FTP Trojan
- Full Disk Encryption
- functional specification
- F_Port
- GameOver Zeus
- Gamimma (W32.Gammima.AG)
- gateway antivirus
- Gateway Definition & Meaning
- GBIC
- Geo-Blocking Definition & Meaning
- geo-dispersed cluster
- Geo-Spoofing Definition & Meaning
- GHOST Bug
- giant
- Gigabit Ethernet
- Gigabit Wi-Fi
- Gigle Networks
- global area network
- Global File System
- Gnutella
- goodput
- Google Dorking
- Google Fiber
- Google Ganeti
- Google Project Zero
- goto fail
- GRC Meaning & Definition
- greynet
- greyware
- groupware
- GTbot
- guest wireless network
- G_Port
- hack
- hack tool
- hacker
- hacktivism
- HAN - home area network
- Hand of Thief Trojan
- hashing
- HAVi
- HBA - host bus adapter
- HCL Domino (Lotus Domino, IBM Domino)
- HCL Notes (Lotus Notes, IBM Notes)
- HDCP - high-bandwidth digital-content protection
- HDLC - High-level Data Link Control
- heterogeneous network
- Hexadite
- HIPS
- hold down timer
- hole
- HomePlug
- HomePNA (HPNA)
- HomeRF - home radio frequency
- Homomorphic Encryption Definition & Meaning
- HoneyMonkey
- honeypot
- hop
- Host Channel Adapter
- hot potato routing
- hot standby
- hotspot
- HSRP
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