Terms starting with “H”

Unauthorized attempt or access to an information system.

A gathering of individuals from various backgrounds and different stages in their careers (hobbyist to professionals) to solve problems of common interest.

Unauthorized user who attempts to or gains access to an information system.

The act performed by a hacker whereby the hacker gains unauthorized access or breaks-in into a system by exploiting a weakness.

Utilizing technology to publicize a social, ideological, religious or political message. Hacktivism can refer to any attempt to alter or influence the outcome of an election by an...

open-source software framework for distributed storage and processing of very large data sets on computer clusters built from commodity hardware

Another term for the Droop Quota .

Counting ballot sheets and/or selections on ballot sheets by human examination.

A board appointed "to tally those ballots designated by electors to be counted without the use of any machine or device." Mont. Admin. Rules §44.3.1765(3).

A document used to record temporary transfer of COMSEC material from a COMSEC Account Manager to a user or maintenance facility and acceptance by the recipient of the responsibilit...

A user to whom COMSEC material has been issued a hand receipt. Known in EKMS and KMI as a Local Element. Source: CNSSI No. 4005 (COMSEC)

A "ballot designated to be counted by hand in precincts where precinct tabulators are not available." Alaska Stat. 15-060.010(10).

A fully in which the ballots are manipulated by hand and read by eyeball., MANUAL RECOUNT without the use of any automated equipment. 8 N.C. Admin Code §09.0109.

Paper ballot marked by a voter using a writing utensil. The paper ballot is the independent voter verifiable record.

"[H]aving a temporary or permanent physical disability." 42 U.S.C. §1973ee-6(4). "Those with impaired vision, impaired hearing, or impaired mobility, including wheelchair users and...

Protocol dialogue between two systems for identifying and authenticating themselves to each other, or for synchronizing their operations with each other. Source: IETF RFC 4949 Ver...

Dialogue between two information systems for synchronizing, identifying, and authenticating themselves to one another. (CNSSI-4009) (NISTIR)

(obs.) A that is connected to a card by one or two corners. CHAD

Chad refers to fragments sometimes created when holes are made in a paper, card or similar synthetic materials, such as punched cards. A "hanging chad" is a chad that is incomplete...

Physical keying material, such as printed key lists, punched or printed key tapes, or programmable, read-only memories (PROMs). Source: NSA/CSS Manual Number 3-16 (COMSEC)

Political contributions made directly to a specific candidate.

Refers to a hearing loss where there may be enough residual hearing that an auditory device may aid.

Configuring a host's operating systems and applications to reduce the host's security weaknesses. (SP 800-123) (NISTIR)

The material physical components of an information system. See firmware and software. Source: IETF RFC 4949 Ver 2