Term 751
Stored access policy
A stored access policy is a server-side set of rules that defines permissions for accessing data or resources, applied consistently each time a request is made.
Acronym study
Terms 751–780 of 863 SC-900 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 stored access policy is a server-side set of rules that defines permissions for accessing data or resources, applied consistently each time a request is made.
Term 752
Strategic intelligence is the process of collecting, analyzing, and applying high-level information about threats, risks, and opportunities to guide an organization's long-term security decisions.
Term 753
STRIDE is a threat classification model that helps IT professionals identify and categorize security threats across six categories: Spoofing, Tampering, Repudiation, Information Disclosure, Denial of Service, and Elevation of Privilege.
Term 754
A subnet is a logical subdivision of an IP network, created by partitioning a larger network address space using subnet masks.
Term 755
A subscription is a payment model where you pay a recurring fee to access a product or service instead of buying it once and owning it forever.
Term 756
SUID (Set User ID) is a special file permission in Linux that allows a user to run an executable file with the file owner's privileges, typically root, rather than their own.
Term 757
SCADA is a system that monitors and controls industrial equipment like power grids, water plants, and pipelines from a central computer.
Term 758
Symmetric encryption is a cryptographic method where the same secret key is used to both encrypt and decrypt data, ensuring confidentiality between two parties.
Term 759
Syslog is a standard protocol used to send and store log messages from network devices and servers to a central logging server for monitoring and troubleshooting.
Term 760
Sysmon is a Windows system service and device driver that logs detailed system activity to help security professionals detect and investigate malicious behavior.
Term 761
System high mode is a security operating mode where all users with access to the system have security clearances that meet the highest classification level of information processed, but may not have a formal need-to-know for all data within the system.
Term 762
A unified cloud-based service that lets IT administrators centrally manage the configuration, patching, and health of a fleet of servers and virtual machines.
Term 763
TACACS+ is a protocol that separates authentication, authorization, and accounting functions to control who can access network devices and what they can do.
Term 764
Tactical intelligence is the analysis of real-time threat data to guide immediate defensive actions in a security operations center.
Term 765
A tag is a metadata label attached to a cloud resource or IT asset to organize, track, and manage it based on custom attributes like environment, owner, or cost center.
Term 766
A tagging strategy is a planned system of labels assigned to cloud resources to organize them, track costs, enforce security, and automate management across an IT environment.
Term 767
Tailgating is a physical security breach where an unauthorized person follows an authorized person into a restricted area without proper authentication.
Term 768
TCB (Trusted Computing Base) is the collection of all hardware, firmware, and software components in a system that are essential to enforcing its security policy.
Term 769
A TCO Calculator is a tool that estimates the total cost of owning and operating an IT asset over its entire lifecycle, including purchase, maintenance, support, and disposal costs.
Term 770
TCP is a connection-oriented transport layer protocol that ensures reliable, ordered, and error-checked delivery of data between applications over IP networks.
Term 771
A Teams policy is a set of rules in Microsoft Teams that controls how users can communicate, collaborate, and access features within the application.
Term 772
A set of permissions that controls what a user can do in Microsoft Teams, such as managing channels, creating meetings, or adding apps.
Term 773
A technical control is a security mechanism implemented through hardware, software, or firmware that protects the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of IT systems and data.
Term 774
Telnet is a network protocol that provides a bidirectional, interactive text-based communication session between two machines over a network, typically used for remote access and management of network devices.
Term 775
TEMPEST is a U.S. government standard for protecting electronic equipment from emitting electromagnetic signals that could be intercepted to steal sensitive information.
Term 776
TKIP is a security protocol used in Wi-Fi networks to strengthen encryption by dynamically changing the encryption key for each data packet.
Term 777
A dedicated and isolated instance of Microsoft Entra ID that an organization receives when signing up for a Microsoft cloud service.
Term 778
Tenant configuration is the process of setting up and customizing a logically isolated environment (the tenant) within a shared software platform to meet the specific needs of an organization or end-user group.
Term 779
TACACS+ is a network security protocol that separates authentication, authorization, and accounting to control who can access network devices and what they can do.
Term 780
TACACS+ is a remote authentication protocol that uses three separate servers to verify who you are, what you are allowed to do, and record what you did on network devices.