Terms starting with “T”

See threat assessment.

Process of formally evaluating the degree of threat to an information system or enterprise and describing the nature of the threat.

An event or situation that has the potential for causing undesirable consequences or impact. (SP 800-30) (NISTIR)

Analysis, assessment, and review of audit trails and other information collected for the purpose of searching out system events that may constitute violations of system security.

A set of discrete threat events, associated with a specific threat source or multiple threat sources, partially ordered in time. (SP 800-30) (NISTIR)

Response from adversaries to perceived safeguards and/or countermeasures (i.e., security controls), in which the adversaries change some characteristic of their intent to do harm i...

The intent and method targeted at the intentional exploitation of a vulnerability or a situation and method that may accidentally exploit a vulnerability. Source: FIPS PUB 200

the spectrum of possible cybersecurity threats

a general term encompassing all types of malicious software on computers and electronic devices

The minimum level of support which a party needs to gain representation in the legislature. A threshold may be a formal threshold, which is a figure laid down in the constitution o...

A form of cryptography useful in secure verifiable voting schemes to prevent malfeasance by requiring multiple parties in order to decrypt a message so that decryption cannot be ac...

The "list of candidates for each political party or for each group of petitioners." Utah Code §20A-1-102(74). See also OVERRIDE.

A situation in which two or more candidates for the same office receive an equal number of votes. Some states resolve tie votes by LOT. For major offices, such as United States Sen...

The composite facility approved, managed, and operated under National Security Agency (NSA) oversight that includes: a. National COMSEC Material Generation and Production facilitie...

The composite of the electronic key management system (EKMS) Common Tier 1 (CT1) systems that is a tool used by the military service central offices of record (CORs) to support the...

The layer of the electronic key management system (EKMS) comprising COMSEC accounts and subaccounts managing keying material and other COMSEC material. Automated EKMS Tier 2s consi...

The lowest tier or layer of electronic key management system (EKMS) architecture comprising hand-receipt holders who use an electronic fill device (e.g., the Data Transfer Device (...

Most states limit the time an individual voter may take to cast a vote. "No voter shall remain in the voting machine booth longer than two minutes, and having cast his vote the vot...

Resident computer program that triggers an unauthorized act at a predefined time.

An amount of time in which something must be done or completed.

The legal time period for the process by which citizens can remove elected officials from office before their term is completed.

Almost every state prohibits employers from disciplining or firing an employee who takes time off work to vote. Some state laws require employers to give their employees a specific...

Date by which a mandatory modification to a COMSEC end-item must be incorporated if the item is to remain approved for operational use.

Password that is valid only at a certain time of day or during a specified interval of time.