Network Security
Packet Inspection
Packet inspection is the examination of network packet headers, metadata, or payloads to classify traffic and apply monitoring or security policy.
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Vulnerability Management
Patch Management
The process of testing, prioritizing, deploying, and verifying software updates.
Ethical Hacking
Penetration Testing
An authorized assessment that tests whether weaknesses can be exploited under agreed scope and rules.
Privacy Data Protection
Personally Identifiable Information
Information that can identify a person directly or when combined with other information.
Phishing Social Engineering
Phishing
A deceptive message or site intended to trick someone into disclosing information or taking an unsafe action.
Incident Response
Playbook
A security playbook is a documented set of steps, decision points, and responsibilities for handling a recurring security scenario.
Network Security
Private IP
A private IP address is an address from a range reserved for use within private networks rather than routing directly on the public Internet.
AI Security
Prompt Injection
Instructions embedded in untrusted content that try to redirect an AI system away from its intended task.
Network Security
Proxy Server
A proxy server is an intermediary selected by a client to make requests to another service on the client's behalf.
Network Security
Public IP
A public IP address is an Internet address intended for globally reachable routing, subject to network policy and address allocation.