Term 751
Security policy
A security policy is a formal set of rules and guidelines that an organization establishes to protect its information assets and technology resources.
Acronym study
Terms 751–780 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 751
A security policy is a formal set of rules and guidelines that an organization establishes to protect its information assets and technology resources.
Term 752
An organization's overall cybersecurity strength, including policies, controls, and readiness to defend against and respond to threats.
Term 753
A security recommendation is a prescribed action, configuration, or update that aims to reduce risk and protect systems, data, and users from known threats or vulnerabilities.
Term 754
A security strategy is a high-level plan that outlines how an organization protects its information assets, aligns security with business goals, and manages risk over time.
Term 755
A security update is a software patch released to fix a vulnerability that could be exploited by attackers to compromise a system.
Term 756
Self-monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technology (SMART) is a monitoring system built into hard drives and solid-state drives that detects and reports on various indicators of drive reliability to predict potential failures before they occur.
Term 757
SELinux (Security-Enhanced Linux) is a mandatory access control (MAC) security mechanism built into the Linux kernel that enforces policies to restrict how processes and users interact with files, devices, and system resources.
Term 758
Sender Policy Framework (SPF) is an email authentication method that prevents spammers from sending emails that appear to come from your domain by listing which servers are allowed to send email for that domain.
Term 759
A sensitivity label is a metadata tag applied to digital content that classifies the content's level of confidentiality and governs how it can be shared, protected, and accessed.
Term 760
Separation of duties is a security principle that splits critical tasks and privileges among multiple people to prevent fraud, errors, and abuse of power.
Term 761
Serial Advanced Technology Attachment (SATA) is a computer bus interface used to connect storage devices like hard drives and solid-state drives to a computer's motherboard.
Term 762
Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) is a fast, reliable interface used to connect and transfer data between hard drives or SSDs and a computer system, commonly found in enterprise servers.
Term 763
A 9-pin D-shaped connector used for serial communication between devices like computers, modems, and networking equipment.
Term 764
Serverless is a cloud computing model where the cloud provider manages the servers, and you only pay for the actual compute time your code uses, without having to worry about provisioning or maintaining infrastructure.
Term 765
Serverless computing is a cloud execution model where the cloud provider dynamically manages the allocation and provisioning of servers, allowing developers to write and deploy code without thinking about the underlying infrastructure.
Term 766
A serverless function is a single-purpose piece of code that runs in the cloud only when triggered, without you managing any servers.
Term 767
Serverless security is the practice of protecting applications that run on serverless computing platforms, where the cloud provider manages the infrastructure and the customer is responsible for securing the code, data, and access controls.
Term 768
A service account is a special type of account used by an application or a virtual machine, rather than a human user, to authenticate and interact with cloud services and APIs securely.
Term 769
A Service Control Policy (SCP) is a centralized governance tool in AWS Organizations that allows you to define and enforce maximum permissions for all accounts in an organization, acting as a security guardrail that limits what actions principals can perform.
Term 770
A service failure is an interruption or degradation of a software application, system, or network component that prevents it from delivering its intended function to users or other systems.
Term 771
Service Health is a monitoring feature in Microsoft 365 and Azure that provides real-time and historical status of cloud services, including outages, advisories, and incidents.
Term 772
A service principal is an identity created for an application or automated tool to access cloud resources securely without using a human user account.
Term 773
The Service Trust Portal is a Microsoft website that gives IT professionals and auditors access to compliance documentation, audit reports, and security information about Microsoft cloud services.
Term 774
A management interface in network operating systems or cloud platforms that provides centralised control over system services and daemons.
Term 775
The Settings app is the central graphical interface in Windows and other operating systems that lets users view and change system configurations, manage hardware, update software, and control user preferences.
Term 776
sFlow is a network monitoring technology that samples packets and exports traffic statistics to a central collector for analyzing network performance and security.
Term 777
SFTP (Secure File Transfer Protocol) is a network protocol that provides secure file transfer over SSH, encrypting both commands and data.
Term 778
SGID stands for Set Group ID, a Unix/Linux file permission that allows a process or executable to run with the group privileges of the file's group owner, not the user who runs it.
Term 779
Shared access is a permission model where multiple users, systems, or services are granted common access rights to a resource such as a file, database, network drive, or cloud storage.
Term 780
Shared resources are computing assets like storage, memory, or network bandwidth that multiple users or systems can access simultaneously from a common pool.