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As enterprise networks become increasingly distributed with growing numbers of remote workers, unified endpoint management (UEM) has become an important...
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Any unauthorized access to a computer network, computer data, devices, or applications is considered a security breach. Typically, a security...
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Network access control is a comprehensive approach to securing all of the places in a network that users can enter....
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Data sanitization refers to the process of permanently and irreversibly destroying data on a storage device in a deliberate manner,...
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Secure Access Service Edge (SASE) is a buzzword created by Gartner to cover hardware and services responsible for ensuring and...
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Edge computing security, or simply edge security, refers to the protection of data that resides or moves through devices away...
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Multi-Factor Authentication, or MFA, is a form of authenticating users that utilizes more than one method of identification when connecting...
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Hexadite is the developer of advanced security software that uses artificial intelligence and machine learning to detect and prevent potential...
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The term microvisor refers to a Xen-based security-focused hypervisor developed by security firm Bromium that provides micro-virtualization technology to ensure...
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Micro-virtualization is a technology developed by desktop security firm Bromium to help ensure secure computing environments. Micro-virtualization utilizes a Xen-based...
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Data loss prevention, or DLP, refers to technology or software developed to protect and prevent the potential for data loss...
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Microsoft Safety Scanner is a free security tool that provides on-demand scanning for viruses, spyware and other malicious software. The...
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Microsoft provides a variety of security options to protect users of its Windows-based operating systems and software products from malware,...
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OAuth is an open authorization standard used to provide secure cross-platform client application access to server resources. What does OAuth...
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A type of crimeware Web application developed in Russia to help hackers take advantage of unpatched exploits in order to...
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Linux / CDorked definition: A highly advanced, stealthy form of malware that targets backdoor exploits in Web servers like Apache, nginx and lighttpd.
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There are many security preventive measures that you can take to decrease the likelihood of running into problems with your...
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Virus protection software is designed to prevent viruses, worms and Trojan horses from getting onto a computer as well as...
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Spam blocker is the phrase used to describe a type of computer software that is designed to prevent spam, or...
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A type of software that is defined as malware, meaning it is designed specifically to damage or disrupt a computer...
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Image Source: MSU Biometrics (2004) In biometrics, a fingerprint template is the name used to describe a stored file in...
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A direct fingerprint reader (DFR), also called a fingerprint scanner or fingerprint reader, is a biometrics device that uses automated...
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What is Minutiae? In biometrics and fingerprint scanning, minutiae refers to specific plot points on a fingerprint. This includes characteristics...
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A type of fingerprint scanner that requires a real fingerprint as opposed to a black and white image that would...
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In biometrics is is a type of physical identification that is based on the personal and unique characteristics of the...
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In biometrics, one-to-one is a type of fingerprint identification and verification process where the biometrics sample is matched to the...
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In biometrics it is a type of fingerprint search that compares the minutiae from an unnamed biometric sample to a fingerprint minutiae database to determine if the reference already exists and to identify the sample.
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A biometric characteristic is any distinguishing characteristics of an individual that can be measured and extracted from a biometric sample...
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Abbreviated as WSQ, the Wavelet Scalar Quantization is a compression algorithm used for grayscale fingerprint images. It is the standard...
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Refers to an interoperability standard for fingerprint templates developed by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI). The United States government...
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A biometric template (also called template) is a digital reference of distinct characteristics that have been extracted from a biometric...
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Slang term used to mean identification based on biometrics. May also be called bio-identification. See also biometrics.
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A type of biometrics that uses images of a person’s face for recognition and identification.
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FTA is short for failure to acquire. It is a biometrics term that is used to describe a biometric system’s...
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Covert or covert environment refers to a biometric sample collection location where individuals in the location are not aware that the sample is being taken.
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The value returned by a biometric engine that indicates the degree of difference found between a reference biometric sample (e.g....
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In biometrics it is a measurement used to determine how unique biometric data is.
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In biometrics it is the term used to describe the examination or classification of biometric data to improve a biometric...
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Short for Common Biometric Exchange Formats Framework, it is a standard format for exchanging biometric data between different biometric devices...
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Behavioral biometric is a biometric that is based on a behavioral trait of an individual. Examples of behavioral biometrics includes...
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A biometric that is based on a physical trait of an individual. Examples of physical biometrics include fingerprints, hand geometry,...
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A general term used to describe how accurate a biometric system performs. Biometric accuracy is based on several verifying criteria...
ABIS, the Automated Biometric Identification System (IDENT) is a Department of Homeland Security (DHS) managed system that is used for...
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The biometric sample is data obtained by a biometric system’s capture device–such as a facial image, voice recording or a...
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Rogue anti-virus programs usually appears in the form of a fake Windows warning on your computer system. What Is Rogue...
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In biometrics and fingerprint scanning, fraction ridge refers to the ridges found on the skin of fingers and palms that...
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Bifurcation is also called ridge bifurcation. In biometrics and fingerprint scanning, bifurcation refers to the point in a fingerprint where...
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In biometrics and fingerprint scanning, the delta point is a pattern of a fingerprint that resembles the Greek letter delta....
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Also called core. In biometrics and fingerprint scanning, core point refers to the center area of a fingerprint. A fingerprint...
Short for Automated Fingerprint Identification System, AFIS is a type of biometric system that uses digital imaging to capture a...
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Biometric data is a general term used to refer to any computer data that is created during a biometric process....
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Also called jewel case, in software distribution it is the term used to describe software that is distributed by the...
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A type of biometrics identification system that uses veins in a person’s body to establish identity. Vein ID Systems use...
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Warriors have long used emblems, uniforms and tattoos to physically identify themselves to their compatriots. Secret passwords were in use...
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The most common blunder people make when the topic of a computer virus arises is to refer to a worm...
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Biometric fingerprint readers, or scanners, are the most popular and most common form of biometric security devices used. Biometrics consists...
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(n.) In a biometric security system, when an impostor intentionally submits a modified or forged biometric sample as that of...
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(n.) In a biometric security system, a person who has a reference template in the system s database. Compare with...
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(n.) In a biometric security system, a person who submits a biometric sample in an attempt (either intentional or unintentional)...
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(n.) In a biometric security system, when an impostor intentionally submits his own biometric sample and claims the identity of...
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(n.) In a biometric security system, the process of converting a captured biometric sample into data that can be compared...
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(n.) In a biometric security system, the process of comparing a biometric sample with a stored reference template and subsequently...
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(n.) The aspect of a biometric security system that administers the biometric data during the enrollment, capture, extraction, comparison and...
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(n.) In a biometric security system, the process of measuring a biometric sample with a stored reference template.
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(n.) In a biometric security system, the process of comparing a biometric data sample against all of the system s...
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(n.) In a biometric security system, the process of comparing a biometric sample against a single reference template of a...
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(n.) Also referred to as simply a template, the data in a biometric security system that represents the biometric measurement...
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(n.) In a biometric security system, the initial process of collecting biometric data samples from a person and subsequently storing...
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(n.) Verification that something is correct or conforms to a certain standard. In data collection or data entry, it is...
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(v.) To add enhancements to or fix bugs in software without creating a new version number to identify the changes....
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Short for release to manufacturing, the version of a software product that is given to manufacturers to bundle into future...
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Concurrent Versions System (CVS), is a version control system. It is an open-source, network-transparent program that allows developers to keep...
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Regression testing, also referred to as verification testing, is the selective retesting of a software system that has been modified...
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Short for committed information rate, a specified amount of guaranteed bandwidth (measured in bits per second) on a Frame Relay...
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(1) A common authentication technique whereby an individual is prompted (the challenge) to provide some private information (the response). Most...
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Spam is unsolicited internet content that is typically sent in bulk for advertising purposes from an unknown sender. How prevalent...
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(n) The act of copying raw data from one place to another with little or no formatting for readability. Usually,...
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What is a Computer Virus? A computer virus is a program or piece of code that is loaded onto your...
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The field of computer science that deals with designing computer systems that can recognize spoken words. Note that voice recognition...
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In computing, dummy means a placeholder. A dummy variable, for example, is a variable that doesn’t contain any useful data,...
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In computer graphics, a polyline is a continuous line that is composed of one or more connected straight line segments,...
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(1) (v.) To save a particular state of a program. The term capture often refers to saving the information currently...