Term 631
Privacy
Privacy in IT is the control over how personal data is collected, stored, used, and shared by systems and organizations.
Acronym study
Terms 631–660 of 956 220-1102 acronyms and key terms. Each entry includes a plain-English definition and a link to the full 800-word glossary page with exam context and practice questions.
Term 631
Privacy in IT is the control over how personal data is collected, stored, used, and shared by systems and organizations.
Term 632
A private cloud is a cloud computing environment that is used exclusively by a single organization, offering the benefits of cloud services — like scalability and self-service — but with dedicated infrastructure that is not shared with any other company.
Term 633
A private subnet is a segmented portion of a cloud or on-premises network that is not directly accessible from the public internet, used to host internal resources securely.
Term 634
AWS PrivateLink is a service that lets you securely access services hosted on AWS VPCs as if they were on your own private network, without exposing traffic to the public internet.
Term 635
Privileged access is a special level of permission that allows a user or system to perform high-impact actions like installing software, changing system settings, or accessing sensitive data across an IT environment.
Term 636
A privileged account is a user account that has extra permissions beyond a standard user, allowing it to install software, change system settings, or access sensitive data.
Term 637
Privileged Identity Management is a security system that controls, monitors, and audits access to sensitive systems by granting elevated permissions only when needed and for a limited time.
Term 638
Proactive remediations are automated actions taken in advance to fix or prevent known IT issues before they affect users or systems.
Term 639
A project is a temporary endeavor with a defined beginning and end, undertaken to create a unique product, service, or result, managed through specific processes in IT environments.
Term 640
Proper disposal is the secure and environmentally responsible process of destroying, recycling, or discarding IT equipment and data-bearing devices to prevent data breaches and comply with regulations.
Term 641
Protected health information (PHI) is any health data that can identify an individual and is subject to strict privacy and security regulations.
Term 642
A provisioning package is a collection of configuration settings that can be applied to Windows devices to automate setup, enforce policies, and install applications without manual intervention.
Term 643
A proxy is an intermediary server that sits between a client and a destination server, forwarding requests and responses while providing security, privacy, and control.
Term 644
A proxy log is a record of all traffic that passes through a proxy server, capturing details like source IP, destination URL, timestamps, and content type for security analysis and monitoring.
Term 645
Pseudonymization is a data processing technique that replaces private identifiers with artificial identifiers, or pseudonyms, to protect personal data while still allowing for analysis and processing.
Term 646
A pre-shared key (PSK) is a secret string of characters shared in advance between two parties to authenticate and encrypt wireless or VPN communications.
Term 647
A public cloud is a computing model where third-party providers deliver IT resources like servers, storage, and applications over the internet to multiple customers on a pay-as-you-go basis.
Term 648
Public key authentication is a cryptographic method that uses a pair of keys—a public key shared openly and a private key kept secret—to verify identity and secure communications.
Term 649
Public Key Infrastructure is a system of policies, roles, hardware, and software that manages digital certificates and public-key encryption to secure communications and verify identities online.
Term 650
A public subnet is a segment of a cloud Virtual Private Cloud (VPC) or traditional network that has a direct route to the internet via an Internet Gateway, allowing resources within it to send and receive traffic from the public internet.
Term 651
A purple team is a collaborative approach in cybersecurity where the offensive (red) and defensive (blue) teams work together to improve an organization's security posture by sharing insights and tactics.
Term 652
Qualitative risk analysis is a subjective, scenario-based approach to prioritizing information security risks by evaluating their likelihood and potential impact using predefined scales rather than numerical calculations.
Term 653
A quality update is a type of software patch from Microsoft that focuses on fixing security vulnerabilities, bugs, and improving system stability for Windows operating systems.
Term 654
Quantitative risk analysis is a structured process that uses numerical data and statistical methods to calculate the potential financial impact of risks on an organization's assets and projects.
Term 655
Quarantine is a security process that isolates a potentially malicious file, email, or device from the rest of the system to prevent harm while it is analyzed or remediated.
Term 656
Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) is a wireless technology that uses radio waves to automatically identify and track tags attached to objects, people, or animals without requiring direct line-of-sight.
Term 657
RADIUS is a network protocol that provides centralized authentication, authorization, and accounting management for users who connect and use a network service.
Term 658
Ransomware is a type of malicious software that encrypts a victim's files or locks them out of their system, demanding payment, usually in cryptocurrency, to restore access.
Term 659
Rapid provisioning is the automated and fast deployment of IT resources, such as servers, storage, and networking, often through templates and scripts, to reduce setup time from days to minutes.
Term 660
A Rapid Security Response is an emergency software patch from Apple that fixes critical security flaws in iOS, iPadOS, macOS, and other Apple operating systems without requiring a full system update.