208 episodes
Word Notes N2K Networks
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- Technology
A fun and informative cybersecurity audio glossary from N2K.
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Encore: taint analysis (noun)
The process of software engineers checking the flow of user input in application code to determine if unanticipated input can affect program execution in malicious ways.
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Encore: ATM skimming (noun)
The process of stealing ATM customer credentials by means of physically and covertly installing one or more devices onto a public ATM machine.
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Encore: APT side hustle (noun)
A nation-state hacking group’s practice of funding its town activities through cybercrime or cyber mercenary work.
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Encore: endpoint (noun)
A device connected to a network that accepts communications from other endpoints like laptops, mobile devices, IoT equipment, routers, switches, and any tool on the security stack.
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Encore: unified extensible firmware interface (UEFI) (noun)
An extension of the traditional Basic Input/Output System or BIOS that, during the boot process, facilitates the communication between the computer’s firmware and the computer’s operating system.
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Encore: Daemon (noun)
An operating system program running in the background designed to perform a specific task when certain conditions or events occur.
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