Term 691
Retention policy
A retention policy is a set of rules that determines how long an organization keeps its data and what happens to it when the retention period expires.
Acronym study
Terms 691–720 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 691
A retention policy is a set of rules that determines how long an organization keeps its data and what happens to it when the retention period expires.
Term 692
Retire device is the IT process of securely decommissioning and removing a device from an organization's network and asset inventory, ensuring data is wiped and the device is no longer managed or accessible.
Term 693
Revolutions Per Minute (RPM) measures how many full rotations a spinning component, such as a hard drive platter or a cooling fan, completes in one minute.
Term 694
RFID uses radio waves to wirelessly identify and track tags attached to objects, enabling automatic data capture without line-of-sight.
Term 695
Risk acceptance is a risk management strategy where an organization acknowledges a potential risk but decides to tolerate it without taking active measures to reduce or eliminate it.
Term 696
Risk assessment is the process of identifying, analyzing, and evaluating potential threats to an organization's assets to determine the likelihood and impact of those threats, and to decide on appropriate treatment measures.
Term 697
Risk avoidance is a risk management strategy that involves eliminating any activity, process, or technology that introduces a specific risk, rather than trying to reduce or accept it.
Term 698
Risk management is the process of identifying, assessing, and controlling threats to an organization's capital, earnings, and operations, including IT systems and data.
Term 699
Risk mitigation is the process of reducing the likelihood or impact of a potential security threat to an acceptable level through specific controls and actions.
Term 700
A risk score is a numerical value that represents the level of risk associated with a given asset, threat, or vulnerability in a security context.
Term 701
Risk transfer is the practice of shifting the financial burden of a potential loss to another party, typically through insurance or contracts.
Term 702
Risk-based access is a security model that dynamically adjusts access permissions based on the assessed risk of each access request, rather than granting a static level of access to all users.
Term 703
A Rogue Access Point is an unauthorized wireless access point connected to a network without the network administrator's permission, creating a serious security vulnerability.
Term 704
The root user is the superuser on Linux and Unix-like systems with unrestricted permissions to execute any command and access any file on the system.
Term 705
A rootkit is a type of malware that hides its presence and the presence of other malicious software on a computer, often by modifying the operating system itself.
Term 706
Route 53 is Amazon Web Services’ cloud-based Domain Name System (DNS) web service that translates human-readable domain names into IP addresses and routes end-user requests to internet applications.
Term 707
A route table is a set of rules, called routes, that determine where network traffic from a subnet or virtual network is directed.
Term 708
Recovery Point Objective (RPO) is the maximum acceptable amount of data loss measured in time, defining how recent data must be to resume operations after a disruption.
Term 709
Recovery Time Objective is the maximum acceptable time to restore a system or data after a disaster, defining how quickly normal operations must resume.
Term 710
Software as a Service (SaaS) is a cloud computing model where you use software over the internet without installing it on your own computer.
Term 711
Safe Attachments is a Microsoft Defender for Office 365 feature that opens email attachments in a virtual sandbox to detect and block malicious content before they reach your inbox.
Term 712
Safe Links is a Microsoft Defender for Office 365 feature that scans URLs in emails and documents in real time to protect users from malicious websites.
Term 713
Safe Mode is a diagnostic startup mode in operating systems that loads only essential drivers and services, allowing users to troubleshoot and fix problems caused by non-critical software or hardware.
Term 714
A safeguard is a control, measure, or action designed to protect an organization's assets from threats, vulnerabilities, and risks.
Term 715
A safety data sheet (SDS) is a document that lists the hazards, handling, storage, and emergency procedures for a chemical substance, required in workplaces including IT environments.
Term 716
A sandbox is an isolated environment where you can run software or test code without affecting the rest of your system.
Term 717
Static Application Security Testing is a white-box method of analyzing source code, bytecode, or compiled binaries for security vulnerabilities without executing the program.
Term 718
A flexible pricing model from cloud providers that gives you discounted rates on compute usage in exchange for a commitment to a consistent amount of spending over a one- or three-year term.
Term 719
An SBOM is a formal, machine-readable inventory of all software components and dependencies used in a software application or system.
Term 720
SCA (Software Composition Analysis) is a security testing method that automatically identifies open-source components, libraries, and dependencies in software to find known vulnerabilities and license compliance issues.