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AZ-104/Acronyms/Part 15

Acronym study

AZ-104 Acronyms — Part 15 of 19

Terms 421–450 of 566 AZ-104 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.

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Term 421

Risk tolerance

Risk tolerance is the amount of risk an organization or individual is willing to accept in pursuit of its objectives, defining the boundary between acceptable and unacceptable losses.

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Term 422

Risk transfer

Risk transfer is the practice of shifting the financial burden of a potential loss to another party, typically through insurance or contracts.

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Term 423

Risk-based access

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.

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Term 424

Risk-based vulnerability management

Risk-based vulnerability management is a cybersecurity approach that prioritizes the fixing of security weaknesses based on the level of risk they pose to an organization's specific environment, rather than just addressing all vulnerabilities in the order they are found.

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Term 425

Role assignment

Role assignment is the process of granting a specific set of permissions to a user, group, or service principal so they can perform certain actions within a system.

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Term 426

Route

A route is a path that data takes through a network from one device or network to another, determined by routing protocols and configured rules.

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Term 427

Route 53

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.

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Term 428

Route summarization

Route summarization is a technique that combines multiple network routes into a single, more general route advertisement to reduce the size of routing tables and improve network performance.

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Term 429

Route table

A route table is a set of rules, called routes, that determine where network traffic from a subnet or virtual network is directed.

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Term 430

Router

A router is a networking device that connects different networks together and directs data traffic between them by choosing the best path for data to travel.

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Term 431

Router Advertisement

A Router Advertisement is a message sent by a router on a network to inform devices about the router's presence and provide them with essential configuration information for communication.

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Term 432

Router ID

The Router ID is a unique 32-bit identifier assigned to a router running the OSPF routing protocol, used to distinguish it from other routers in the network.

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Term 433

Router-on-a-stick

A router-on-a-stick is a network configuration where a single router interface is used to route traffic between multiple VLANs by connecting to a switch through a trunk link.

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Term 434

Routing table

A routing table is a data set stored in a router or host that contains information about network paths and is used to determine where to forward data packets.

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Term 435

Rule-based access control

Rule-based access control (RuBAC) is a method of managing access to resources by evaluating a set of predefined rules that combine conditions such as time, location, device, and user attributes to allow or deny access.

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Term 436

Run command

The Run command is a built-in feature in Windows operating systems that allows you to quickly open programs, files, folders, and system tools by typing a specific command or path directly into a small dialog box.

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Term 437

S3 bucket policy

An S3 bucket policy is a JSON-based resource-based access control document that defines who can access an Amazon S3 bucket and its objects, and what actions they can perform.

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Term 438

S3 event notification

S3 event notification is an AWS feature that automatically sends a message to a destination service when a specific event occurs in an Amazon S3 bucket.

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Term 439

S3 Glacier

Amazon S3 Glacier is a secure, durable, and extremely low-cost cloud storage service designed for long-term data archiving and backup, where data is rarely accessed but must be retained for months or years.

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Term 440

S3 lifecycle policy

An S3 lifecycle policy is a set of rules that automatically transitions objects between storage classes or deletes them after a specified time to optimize cost and manage data lifecycles.

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Term 441

S3 Object Lock

S3 Object Lock is an AWS feature that allows you to set a retention period or a legal hold on objects in Amazon S3 to prevent them from being deleted or overwritten.

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Term 442

S3 replication

S3 replication automatically copies objects from one Amazon S3 bucket to another to improve data durability, availability, or compliance.

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Term 443

S3 versioning

S3 versioning is an Amazon S3 feature that keeps multiple versions of an object in a bucket, so you can recover from accidental deletion or overwrite.

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Term 444

Same-Region Replication

Same-Region Replication is the automatic, asynchronous copying of data between storage systems within the same geographic region to provide durability and availability.

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Term 445

SAS

SAS (Serial Attached SCSI) is a high-speed data transfer technology used to connect hard drives and SSDs in servers and enterprise storage systems.

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Term 446

Scope

In IT, scope defines the boundaries, goals, and deliverables of a project, assessment, or engagement, specifying what is included and what is excluded.

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Term 447

Screened subnet

A screened subnet is a network architecture that places a buffer network, often called a DMZ, between an internal trusted network and an external untrusted network, using two firewalls to control traffic.

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Term 448

Secure web gateway

A secure web gateway (SWG) is a security solution that protects users and organizations from web-based threats by filtering internet traffic, enforcing security policies, and blocking access to malicious or unauthorized websites.

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Term 449

Security

Security in IT is the practice of protecting systems, networks, and data from unauthorized access, damage, or theft.

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Term 450

Security assessment

A security assessment is a systematic evaluation of an organization’s systems, networks, and applications to identify vulnerabilities, threats, and risks, and to recommend improvements.

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