Terms starting with “D”

ATTACK. DISTRIBUTED DENIAL-OF-SERVICE

Distributed denial of service attacks A DoS attack where the victim is simultaneously attacked by many different systems.

an information security strategy to strengthens an organization's security posture by implementing multiple levels of protection, including inherently secure computer systems and p...

Deskilling is the process wherein technology, automation, or AI reduces the need for human expertise in the workplace, replacing skilled workers with less skilled, lower-paid labor...

The latest time and date that a citizen can vote.

Hearing loss so severe that there is very little or no functional hearing.

Is the process of matching anonymized or pseudo-anonymous data with public, auxiliary information to reveal the personal identity behind the data.

"If the officers charged with the duty of processing absentee ballots are cognizant of the fact that the voter has died prior to the opening of the polls, they shall not open the e...

To revoke the authentication of; to cause no longer to be authenticated.

A voter who dies after having cast an BALLOT. Generally such a ballot is not to be ABSENTEE counted. "If an absentee voter dies before the polls are opened on election day, and thi...

The "counting and tabulation of at the polling place on election day." Hawaii BALLOTS Admin. Regs. §2-51-1.

. Those measures designed to mislead the enemy by manipulation, distortion, or falsification of evidence to induce the enemy to react in a manner prejudicial to the enemy's interes...

The process of removing certification from a system previous certified. "The State Board (1) may decertify a voting system previously certified if the State Board determines that t...

Convert enciphered text to plain text by means of a cryptographic system.

A form completed by a disabled voter to either request or deny assistance during the voting process.

The act of completing the required paperwork to become a candidate for public office.

A declaration by a manufacturer that a voting system belongs to a specific under the CLASS VVSG.

The act of completing the required paperwork to declare a person's intent to become a candidate for public office.

A document filed with a governing authority to declare a person's intent to raise and spend political contributions.

A document filed with a governing authority to declare a person's intent to seek election to an office where their name will not be pre-printed on a ballot but need a voter to writ...

In some jurisdictions, such as Colorado, a vote is void unless the name selected WRITE-IN appears on a pre-approved list of declared write-in candidates.

Convert encoded data back to its original form of representation. Source: IETF RFC 4949 Ver 2

A generic term encompassing decoding and deciphering. Source: NSA/CSS Manual Number 3-16 (COMSEC)

The process of transforming cipher text into readable text using a cryptographic algorithm and key.