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- pass phrase - A passphrase is a string of characters longer than the ...
- passive FTP - Passive FTP (sometimes referred to as PASV FTP because ...
- passive reconnaissance - Passive reconnaissance is an atte...
- passphrase - A passphrase is a string of characters longer than the us...
- password - A password is an unspaced sequence of characters used to dete...
- password chaos - Identity chaos (sometimes called password chaos) ...
- password cracker - A password cracker is an application program ...
- password cracking - A password cracker is an application progra...
- password synchronization - Password synchronization is a...
- pastebin - A pastebin is a Web application that allows users to upload a...
- PASV FTP - Passive FTP (sometimes referred to as PASV FTP because it inv...
- Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard
- PCI DSS - The Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) is a...
- PCI DSS (Payment Card Industry Data Security St...
- PCI-CISP - CISP (Cardholder Information Security Program) and PCI (Payme...
- PE_KRIZ - Discovered in the fall of 1999, the Kriz virus (known more form...
- PEAP - PEAP (Protected Extensible Authentication Protocol) is a version of E...
- PEAP (Protected Extensible Authentication Proto...
- pen test - Penetration testing (also called pen testing) is a tool for t...
- pen test (penetration testing) - Penetration testi...
- penetration testing - Penetration testing (also called pen te...
- perimeter - A network perimeter is the boundary between the private and...
- Personal Data Privacy - Consumer privacy, also known as cus...
- personal firewall - A personal firewall (sometimes called a des...
- personal firewall (desktop firewall) - A per...
- PGP - Pretty Good Privacy (PGP) is a popular program used to encrypt and decr...
- pharming - Pharming is a scamming practice in which malicious code is in...
- Phishing season (quiz) - Ah, the festive season! Carolers ...
- phlashing - Phlashing is a permanent denial of service (PDoS) attack th...
- phreak - A phreak is someone who breaks into the telephone network illegal...
- phreaking - A phreak is someone who breaks into the telephone network i...
- PIN lock - The PIN lock is an authentication measure for mobile phones t...
- ping of death - On the Internet, ping of death is a denial of servi...
- ping sweep - A ping sweep (also known as an ICMP sweep) is a basic net...
- ping sweep (ICMP sweep) - A ping sweep (also known as an ...
- piracy - Software piracy is the illegal copying, distribution, or use of s...
- pirate - Software piracy is the illegal copying, distribution, or use of s...
- pirating - Software piracy is the illegal copying, distribution, or use ...
- PKCS - The Public-Key Cryptography Standards (PKCS) are a set of intervendor...
- PKI - A PKI (public key infrastructure) enables users of a basically unsecure...
- PKI (public key infrastructure) - A PKI (public k...
- plaintext - In cryptography, plaintext is ordinary readable text before...
- Podcast: What is a zero-day exploit? - In th...
- Point to Point Tunneling Protocol - Point-to-Po...
- Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol - Point-to-Po...
- Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol (PPTP)
- policy server - A policy server is a security component of a policy...
- policy-based management - Policy-based management is an a...
- POLP - The principle of least privilege (POLP) is the practice of limiting a...
- polynomial versus nondeterministic polynomial
- port forwarding - Tunneling is the transmission of data intended ...
- port knocking - Port knocking is an authentication method used by n...
- port mirroring - Port mirroring, also known as a roving analysis p...
- port mirroring (roving analysis port) - Por...
- port scan - A port scan is a series of messages sent by someone attempt...
- potentially unwanted program - A PUP (potentially un...
- PPTP - Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol (PPTP) is a protocol (set of commun...
- presence awareness - Presence technology is a type of applicat...
- presence technology - Presence technology is a type of applic...
- pretexting - Pretexting is a form of social engineering in which one i...
- Pretty Good Privacy - Pretty Good Privacy (PGP) is a popular ...
- Pretty Good Privacy (PGP) - Pretty Good Privacy (PGP) i...
- principle of least privilege - The principle of leas...
- principle of least privilege (POLP) - The pri...
- privacy - On the Internet, privacy, a major concern of users, can be divi...
- private cloud - Private cloud (also called internal cloud) is a mar...
- private cloud (internal cloud or corporate cloud)
- private key - In cryptography, a private or secret key is an encrypti...
- private key (secret key) - In cryptography, a private or...
- privilege - In the administration of a multi-user computer system, a pr...
- privilege bracketing - Privilege bracketing is the practice ...
- privilege escalation attack - A privilege escalation ...
- privileges - In the administration of a multi-user computer system, a ...
- profile - In a Windows environment, a user profile is a record of user-sp...
- promiscuous mode - In a network, promiscuous mode allows a netwo...
- Protected Extensible Authentication Protocol
- proxy hacking - Proxy hacking, also known as proxy hijacking, is an...
- pseudonymous profile - A pseudonymous profile is a collectio...
- public key - In cryptography, a public key is a value provided by some...
- public key certificate - A public key certificate is a dig...
- public key cryptography - Asymmetric cryptography is cryp...
- Public Key Cryptography Standards - The Public-...
- public key infrastructure - A PKI (public key infrastru...
- public-key cryptography - Asymmetric cryptography is cryp...
- Public-Key Cryptography Standards - The Public-...
- Public-Key Cryptography Standards (PKCS)
- pulsing zombie - A pulsing zombie is a computer whose security has...
- PUP - A PUP (potentially unwanted program) is a program that may be unwanted,...
- PUP (potentially unwanted program) - A PUP (po...
- Pwn2Own - Pwn2Own is an annual hacking competition sponsored by security ...
- Quiz: Authentication Methods - There are quite a few...
- Quiz: Conficker worm - Test yourself. A WhatIs.com tech voca...
- Quiz: Cryptography - OK, boys and girls! Do you have your secr...
- Quiz: Security Attacks - Test yourself. A WhatIs.com tech ...
- Quiz: Security Awareness for End Users
- Quiz: Security Basics - Test yourself. A WhatIs.com tech vo...
- RACF - RACF (Resource Access Control Facility) is the IBM security managemen...
- RADIUS - Remote Authentication Dial-In User Service (RADIUS) is a client/s...
- RADIUS (Remote Authentication Dial-In User Serv...
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- Apple Authorized Service Provider (Apple ASP)
  
  An Apple Authorized Service Provider (Apple ASP) is an individual or organization that can legally service Apple products although their warranties are held by other entities. Service by anyone other than an authorized service provider (ASP) will render a product's warranty void.
- authorized service provider (ASP)
  
  An authorized service provider (ASP) is an individual or an organization that is permitted to service products that are covered by warranties held by another entity. Service conducted by anyone other than an authorized service provider will generally render a warranty void.
- hosted services
  
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- Automatic Data Processing Inc. (ADP)
  
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- BPaaS (Business Process as a Service)
  
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- Microsoft FIM (Microsoft Forefront Identity Manager)
  
  Microsoft Forefront Identity Manager (FIM) is a self-service identity management software suite.
- Microsoft Software Assurance (SA)
  
  Microsoft Assurance Software is a program that was introduced in 2002 to help users with the maintenance of Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Office and applications for the server and desktop.
- DCPromo (Domain Controller Promoter)
  
  DCPromo (Domain Controller Promoter) is a tool in Active Directory that installs and removes Active Directory Domain Services and promotes domain controllers.
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- Opscode Chef
  
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- Zabbix
  
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- bare-metal provisioning
  
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- SoMoClo (social, mobile and cloud)
  
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- Vine (Vine app)
  
  Vine is a free mobile application that enables users to record and share an unlimited number of short, looping video clips with a maximum length of six seconds.
- Google Wallet
  
  Google Wallet is a mobile payment system developed by Google that allows smartphone users to store debit and credit card information for online and in-store purchases.
- sunk cost (SC)
  
  A sunk cost is money that has already been spent and cannot be recovered. Logic dictates that because sunk costs will not change -- no matter what actions are taken -- they should not play a role in decision-making. Emotionally, however, the more someone invests time, effort and money on something, the harder it becomes to leave it and move on.
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- I/O contention (input/output contention)
  
  I/O contention (input/output contention), occurs when virtual machines compete for I/O resources because there is a limited storage bandwidth.
- erasure coding
  
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- pNFS (Parallel NFS)
  
  The Parallel Network File System (pNFS) is part of the NFS v4.1 protocol that allows compute clients to access storage devices directly and in parallel.

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