acceptable use policy (AUP) ✔✔A document that stipulates restrictions and practices that a user
must agree in order to use organizational computing and network resources.
advanced persistent threat (APT) ✔✔A network at
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acceptable use policy (AUP) ✔✔A document that stipulates restrictions and practices that a user
must agree in order to use organizational computing and network resources.
advanced persistent threat (APT) ✔✔A network attack in which an intruder gains access to a
network and stays there—undetected— with the intention of stealing data over a long period of
time (weeks or even months).
Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) ✔✔An agreement
of the World Trade Organization that requires member governments to ensure that intellectual
property rights can be enforced under their laws and that penalties for infringement are tough
enough to deter further violations.
anonymous expression ✔✔The expression of opinions by people who do not reveal their identity.
anonymous remailer service ✔✔A service that allows anonymity on the internet by using a
computer program that strips the originating header and/or IP address from the message and then
forwards the message to its intended recipient.
anti-SLAPP laws ✔✔Laws designed to reduce frivolous SLAPPs (strategic lawsuit against public
participation [SLAPP], which is a lawsuit filed by corporations, government officials, and others
against citizens and community groups who oppose them on matters of concern).
antivirus software ✔✔Software that scans for a specific sequence of bytes, known as a virus
signature, that indicates the presence of a specific virus.artificial intelligence systems ✔✔The people, procedures, hardware, software, data, and
knowledge needed to develop computer systems and machines that can simulate human
intelligence processes, including learning (the acquisition of information and rules for using the
information), reasoning (using rules to reach conclusions), and self-correction (using the outcome
from one scenario to improve its performance on future scenarios).
audit committee ✔✔A group that provides assistance to the board of directors in fulfilling its
responsibilities with respect to the oversight of the quality and integrity of the organization's
accounting and reporting practices and controls, including financial statements and reports; the
organization's compliance with legal and regulatory requirements; the qualifications,
independence, and performance of the company's independent auditor; and the performance of the
company's internal audit team.
Bathsheba syndrome ✔✔The moral corruption of people in power, which is often facilitated by a
tendency for people to look the other way when their leaders act inappropriately.
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