Dwell Time
This represents the amount of time that an attacker has access to an environment from the initial time they get in to...
Digital Footprint
The digital information that is left behind from a user’s online activity is their ‘footprint’.
Distributed Denial-of-Service (DDoS)
A DDoS attack goes further than a DoS attack as it uses multiple computers or machines to flood a targeted resource.
Disaster Recovery Plan (DRP)
In the event of a severe security attack or outage, your DRP will focus on the technical aspects of getting your systems...
Defence in Depth
In order to improve your chances of preventing an attack it is good practice to employ several layers of protection. This means...
Denial-of-Service (DoS)
This usually occurs when a service is overloaded with requests. As a result, legitimate users are denied access to resources or computer...
Decryption Algorithm
Using a Decryption Algorithm will allow you to convert Cipher Text into Clear Text. It is the opposite of an Encryption Algorithm.
Data Leakage Prevention (DLP)
To ensure that sensitive information does not leave your systems, DLP software can be installed to prevent this. This can be done...
Data at Rest
Data that is in continual storage such as hard disks, removable media or backups is described as data at rest.