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Terms starting with “H

122 election security terms starting with H, with direct links to full definitions and source-backed context.

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Hospital Absentee Ballot

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An "ABSENTEE provided to voters confined to a health care facility on the day of a BALLOT primary or election." Wash. Admin. Code §434-240-010(7).

Voting Systems1 source

Host

Verified

A host is any hardware device that has the capability of permitting access to a network via a user interface, specialized software, network address, protocol stack, or any other me...

Cybersecurity1 source

Host Based Security

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A set of capabilities that provide a framework to implement a wide-range of security solutions on hosts. This framework includes a trusted agent and a centralized management functi...

Cybersecurity1 source

Hostile Fire Zone

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A "geographical area in which forces are assigned on official temporary duty and placed in imminent danger of being exposed to hostile fire or explosion of hostile mines." Utah Cod...

Voting Systems1 source

Hot Site

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A fully operational offsite data processing facility equipped with hardware and software, to be used in the event of an information system disruption. Source: NIST SP 800-34 Rev 1

Operational Security2 sources

Hot Wash

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A debrief conducted immediately after an exercise or test with the staff and participants. (SP 800-84) (NISTIR)

Cybersecurity1 source

House Of Representatives

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The lower house of the United States Congress, with the Senate being the upper house. Together they compose the national bicameral legislature of the United States. The House's com...

Election Administration1 source

House Seat

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One of regions from which voting representatives are elected to the U.S. House of Representatives.

Election Administration1 source

Hub

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A network device used ot connect several LAN devices together.

Standards1 source

Human Computer Interaction

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Discipline concerned with the design, evaluation and implementation of interactive computing systems for human use and with the study of major phenomena surrounding them.

Standards1 source

Human Factors

The list 15 human factors associated with voting: 2007 VVSG ACCESSIBILITY OF PAPER RECORDS, ADJUSTABILITY, ALTERNATIVE LANGUAGE ACCESSIBILITY, BALLOT CHECKING AND CORRECTION, CHOIC...

Voting1 source

Human Factors (or Ergonomics)

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In information operations, the psychological, cultural, behavioral, and other human attributes that influence decision making, the flow of information, and the interpretation of in...

Standards1 source

Human Interpretation Of Voter Marks

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Requires real people to use their eyes to examine marks on a piece of paper that has been marked by a voter.

Tabulation1 source

Humidity

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High humidity may interfere with the proper operation of electronic circuits and may also cause of optical scan BALLOTS. Humidity tests form part of the VVSG. SWELLING 2007

Voting Systems1 source

Hunt And Incident Response Team

A set of teams within the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency that provides onsite incident response, free of charge, to organizations that require immediate investiga...

Incident Response2 sources

Hunt Forward

U.S. efforts with allies and partners to conduct threat hunting and pursue adversaries on allied and partner networks.

Cybersecurity2 sources
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