Term 91
eDiscovery
eDiscovery is the process of identifying, collecting, and producing electronic information for legal cases or investigations.
Acronym study
Terms 91–120 of 324 MS-102 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 91
eDiscovery is the process of identifying, collecting, and producing electronic information for legal cases or investigations.
Term 92
Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) is a cybersecurity technology that continuously monitors endpoint devices to detect, investigate, and respond to advanced threats.
Term 93
An EDR alert is a notification generated by Endpoint Detection and Response software when it detects potentially malicious activity or an anomaly on a device like a laptop, server, or workstation.
Term 94
EMS (Enterprise Mobility + Security) is a Microsoft 365 suite that combines mobile device management, mobile application management, identity protection, and information protection tools to securely manage users, devices, and data in a cloud-first environment.
Term 95
Encryption is the process of converting readable data into a secret code to prevent unauthorized access.
Term 96
Encryption at rest is the practice of securing stored data by converting it into an unreadable format using cryptographic algorithms, so that even if physical or digital access to the storage medium is obtained, the data remains confidential.
Term 97
Encryption in transit is the process of scrambling data as it moves between two points over a network so that anyone who intercepts it cannot read it.
Term 98
An encryption key is a string of random characters used by an algorithm to lock (encrypt) and unlock (decrypt) data, ensuring only authorized parties can read it.
Term 99
Endpoint analytics is the practice of collecting and analyzing data from user devices to monitor their health, performance, and security in real time.
Term 100
Endpoint Manager is a centralized software tool that IT administrators use to manage, secure, and monitor all devices (endpoints) connected to a corporate network.
Term 101
An endpoint security baseline is a set of minimum security configurations and controls applied to devices like laptops, servers, and mobile devices to protect against threats.
Term 102
An endpoint security policy is a set of rules that controls how devices like laptops, phones, and servers connect to a network and what security protections they must have to keep data safe.
Term 103
An enrollment profile is a set of rules and settings that tells a device or user how to join and follow an organization’s network, security, and application policies.
Term 104
An Enrollment status page is a device management interface that shows whether a computer or mobile device has been properly registered, configured, and enrolled into an organization's management system.
Term 105
Enterprise Mobility and Security is a Microsoft 365 suite of cloud services that secures and manages mobile devices, apps, and data within an organization.
Term 106
Enterprise risk management is the systematic process of identifying, assessing, and responding to risks that could affect an organization’s ability to achieve its objectives.
Term 107
Entitlement management is the process of controlling who has access to what resources in an organization through automated policies, approvals, and lifecycle management.
Term 108
Exchange Online is Microsoft's cloud-based email, calendar, and contact hosting service that is part of the Microsoft 365 suite, allowing organizations to manage corporate messaging without maintaining their own mail servers.
Term 109
An Exchange role is a specific set of server functions within Microsoft Exchange Server that handles a portion of the email messaging system, such as mailbox management, client access, or message transport.
Term 110
External sharing is the process of granting access to an organization's internal resources, such as documents or sites, to users who are not part of the organization's own identity system.
Term 111
A feature update policy is a set of rules that controls how and when new features and capabilities are deployed to software, ensuring consistency, security, and minimal disruption across an organization.
Term 112
Federated identity is a system that allows users to use one set of login credentials across multiple different organizations' systems and websites without needing to create separate accounts.
Term 113
Federation is a system that lets you use one set of login credentials (like your work email and password) to access resources across different organizations or services without needing separate accounts for each one.
Term 114
Fileless malware is a type of malicious activity that uses legitimate system tools and memory to execute attacks, leaving no traditional file on the hard drive.
Term 115
A firewall is a network security system that monitors and controls incoming and outgoing traffic based on predetermined security rules to protect trusted internal networks from untrusted external networks.
Term 116
A firewall log is a record of network traffic that a firewall has allowed or denied, used by IT professionals to monitor security events and troubleshoot connectivity issues.
Term 117
A firewall rule is a set of conditions that tells a firewall which network traffic to allow or block based on attributes like source, destination, port, and protocol.
Term 118
GitHub Advanced Security is a suite of security tools integrated into GitHub that helps developers find and fix vulnerabilities, secrets, and code quality issues directly in their repositories.
Term 119
Group lifecycle is the process that governs how a security group is created, modified, used, and eventually removed within an identity and access management system.
Term 120
Group Policy is a Windows-based feature that allows administrators to centrally manage and enforce settings for users and computers across an organization.