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IT Security Glossary

Access Control

Access control is a way that organisations configure IT systems so that only the appropriate people and systems gain access... [...]

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Access Control List (ACL)

Access Control List (otherwise known as an ‘ACL’) is a list of registered people or applications that are permitted to... [...]

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Access Point (AP)

Access Point (AP), otherwise known as Wireless Access Point (WAP) is a hardware device that is part of a computer... [...]

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Ad Hoc Network

Ad Hoc Network is a temporary form of local area network (LAN) that instead involves direct connections made between two... [...]

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Advanced Persistent Threat (APT)

Advanced persistent threat (APT) describes a sustained security attack where the intruder gradually embeds themselves over time within the host... [...]

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