Terms starting with “B”

A condition at an interface under which more input can be placed into a buffer or data holding area than the capacity allocated, overwriting other information. Attackers exploit su...

A method of overloading a predefined amount of space in a buffer, which can potentially overwrite and corrupt data in memory. (SP 800-72) (NISTIR)

Definition: An unexpected and relatively small defect, fault, flaw, or imperfection in an information system or device. (Adapted from: NCSD Glossary) (NICCS)

A set of principles, practices, and tools to design, develop, and evolve information systems and software that enhance resistance to vulnerabilities, flaws, and attacks.

Simultaneous encryption of all channels of a multi-channel telecommunications link.

"Bulletproof" provision of services or storage space without the usual content restrictions. This content can include hard (child) pornography, phishing sites, and other illegal co...

Under HLOGA, the term "bundled contribution" means a contribution (subject to the applicable threshold) which is - "(i) forwarded from the contributor or contributors to the recipi...

The documentation of a predetermined set of instructions or procedures that describes how an organization's mission/business processes will be sustained during and after a signific...

The documentation of a predetermined set of instructions or procedures that describe how an organization's mission/business processes will be sustained during and after a significa...

An analysis of an information system's requirements, functions, and interdependencies used to characterize system contingency requirements and priorities in the event of a signific...

A "ballot having more than one column listing ballot choices that share a common column for designating those choices." N.C. Gen. Stat. §163-165.4B. A "ballot where two ballot page...

A unit of digital information consisting of 8 bits (binary digits: each bit corresponds to a choice between two alternatives).