Terms starting with “H”
122 election security terms starting with H, with direct links to full definitions and source-backed context.
Hospital Absentee Ballot
VerifiedAn "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).
Host
VerifiedA 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...
Host Based Security
VerifiedA 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...
Hostile Fire Zone
VerifiedA "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...
Hot Site
VerifiedA 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
Hot Wash
VerifiedA debrief conducted immediately after an exercise or test with the staff and participants. (SP 800-84) (NISTIR)
House Of Representatives
VerifiedThe 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...
House Seat
VerifiedOne of regions from which voting representatives are elected to the U.S. House of Representatives.
Hub
VerifiedA network device used ot connect several LAN devices together.
Human Computer Interaction
VerifiedDiscipline concerned with the design, evaluation and implementation of interactive computing systems for human use and with the study of major phenomena surrounding them.
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...
Human Factors (or Ergonomics)
VerifiedIn information operations, the psychological, cultural, behavioral, and other human attributes that influence decision making, the flow of information, and the interpretation of in...
Human Interpretation Of Voter Marks
VerifiedRequires real people to use their eyes to examine marks on a piece of paper that has been marked by a voter.
Humidity
VerifiedHigh 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
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...
Hunt Forward
U.S. efforts with allies and partners to conduct threat hunting and pursue adversaries on allied and partner networks.
Hybrid Security Control
VerifiedA security control that is implemented in an information system in part as a common control and in part as a system-specific control. See also Common Control and System-Specific Se...
Hybrid Security Control IA Architecture
VerifiedA security control that is implemented in an information system in part as a common control and in part as a system-specific control. See common control and system-specific securit...
Hybrid System
VerifiedThe result of dividing a country into two or more non-overlapping areas, in each of which a different electoral system is used.