Security management
Terms related to security management, including definitions about intrusion detection systems (IDS) and words and phrases about asset management, security policies, security monitoring, authorization and authentication.ZER - ZOT
- zero-day exploit - A zero-day exploit is one that takes advantage of a security vulnerability on the same day that the vulnerability becomes generally known.
- zombie computer (zombie bot) - A zombie (also known as a bot) is a computer that a remote attacker has accessed and set up to forward transmissions (including spam and viruses) to other computers on the Internet.
- zoo - A zoo is a collection of viruses and worms that exist only in virus and anti-virus labs.
- Zotob - Zotob is a computer worm used by an attacker to gather personal and financial information from computers running Microsoft Windows that have a buffer overflow vulnerability.