Internet applications

This glossary contains definitions related to Internet applications, including definitions about Software as a Service (SaaS) delivery models and words and phrases about web sites, e-commerce and cloud computing.

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SearchCompliance

compliance audit

A compliance audit is a comprehensive review of an organization's adherence to regulatory guidelines.

regulatory compliance

Regulatory compliance is an organization's adherence to laws, regulations, guidelines and specifications relevant to its business...

Whistleblower Protection Act

The Whistleblower Protection Act of 1989 is a law that protects federal government employees in the United States from ...

SearchSecurity

brute force attack

Brute force (also known as brute force cracking) is a trial and error method used by application programs to decode encrypted ...

spyware

Spyware is software that is installed on a computing device without the user's knowledge. Spyware can be difficult to detect; ...

ATM black box attack

An ATM black box attack, also referred to as jackpotting, is a type of banking-system crime in which the perpetrators bore holes ...

SearchHealthIT

prescription drug monitoring program (PDMP)

A prescription drug monitoring program (PDMP) is an electronic database that collects designated data on controlled substances ...

HIMSS (Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society)

The Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) is a nonprofit organization whose goal is to promote the best ...

Meaningful Use

In the context of health IT, meaningful use is a term used to define minimum U.S. government standards for electronic health ...

SearchDisasterRecovery

business continuity and disaster recovery (BCDR)

Business continuity and disaster recovery (BCDR) are closely related practices that describe an organization's preparation for ...

warm site

A warm site is a type of facility an organization uses to recover its technology infrastructure when its primary data center goes...

disaster recovery (DR) test

A disaster recovery test (DR test) is the examination of each step in a disaster recovery plan as outlined in an organization's ...

SearchStorage

disk array

A disk array, also called a storage array, is a data storage system used for block-based storage, file-based storage or object ...

enterprise storage

Enterprise storage is a centralized repository for business information that provides common data management, protection and data...

optical storage

Optical storage is any storage type in which data is written and read with a laser. Typically, data is written to optical media, ...