Terms starting with “A”

A "touch-activated screen, buttons, keypad, input device, keyboard, earphones, SIP-AND-PUFF or any other device used with an that assists voters to use an ELECTRONIC BALLOT MARKER...

The grounds for confidence that the set of intended security controls in an information system are effective in their application. Source: NIST SP 800-27 Rev A (adapted)

A structured set of arguments and a body of evidence showing that an information system satisfies specific claims with respect to a given quality attribute. Source: NIST SP 800-39;...

Source: NSA/CSS Policy 3-3

The ability to confidently share information with those who need it, when and where they need it, as determined by operational need and an acceptable level of security risk.

Computer application that has been designed, developed, analyzed and tested using processes, tools, and techniques that establish a level of confidence in it.

See public key cryptography (PKC).

Encryption is which a different key are used for decryption than the one used for encryption, e.g., in Cf. ENCRYPTION. PUBLIC-KEY ENCRYPTION. SYMMETRIC

Two related keys, a public key and a private key that are used to perform complementary operations, such as encryption and decryption or signature generation. Source: FIPS PUB 201-...

Two related keys, a public key and a private key that are used to perform complementary operations, such as encryption and decryption or signature generation and signature verifica...

"[S]elected on a basis other than from a district." Conn. Gen. Stat. §9-463(1).

U.S. Access Board (Architectural and Transportation Barrier Compliance Board)

Audio-Tactile Interface

An attempt to gain unauthorized access to system services, resources, or information, or an attempt to compromise system integrity, availability, or confidentiality.

Attack methods are specific techniques adversaries use to achieve tactical goals, such as gaining initial access, stealing credentials, or moving through a network.

Attack Mode refers to the specific techniques, strategies, and methodologies adversaries use to exploit vulnerabilities and achieve malicious objectives, ranging from phishing and...

An attack path is a sequence of interconnected steps that attackers use to navigate an organization's IT environment to reach critical assets, moving from initial entry to a final...

Attack patterns are standardized descriptions of common methods used by adversaries to exploit software, hardware, or network vulnerabilities, often categorized by TTPs (Tactics, T...

Detection, correlation, identification, and characterization of intentional unauthorized activity with notification to decision makers so that an appropriate response can be develo...

Attack Signature is a unique, predefined pattern or byte sequence used by cybersecurity tools (IDS/IPS, antivirus, WAF) to identify known malicious activity, such as malware strain...

Attack Surface is the total sum of all vulnerabilities, entry points, and pathways--digital, physical, and human--that an unauthorized user can exploit to enter, steal data from, o...

A branching, hierarchical data structure that represents a set of potential approaches to achieving an event in which system security is penetrated or compromised in a specified wa...

Mechanism or method used by an attacker to gain access to a target's computer system and/or deliver an effect.

Indicates that a cyber actor has attempted to degrade, destroy, disrupt, manipulate, or otherwise detrimentally affect the operation of a system or network. However, manipulation o...