NISTIR 7298 Revision 1, Glossary of Key Information Security Terms

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NIST IR 7298 Revision 1, Glossary of Key Information Security Terms Vulnerability Analysis – See Vulnerability Assessment. Vulnerability Assessment – Weakness in an information system, system security procedures, internal controls, or implementation that could be exploited by a threat source. SOURCE: CNSSI-4009 Formal description and evaluation of the vulnerabilities in an information system. SOURCE: SP 800-53; SP 800-37 Systematic examination of an information system or product to determine the adequacy of security measures, identify security deficiencies, provide data from which to predict the effectiveness of proposed security measures, and confirm the adequacy of such measures after implementation. SOURCE: SP 800-53A; CNSSI-4009 Warm Site – An environmentally conditioned workspace that is partially equipped with information systems and telecommunications equipment to support relocated operations in the event of a significant disruption. SOURCE: SP 800-34 Backup site which typically contains the data links and preconfigured equipment necessary to rapidly start operations, but does not contain live data. Thus commencing operations at a warm site will (at a minimum) require the restoration of current data. SOURCE: CNSSI-4009 Web Bug – A tiny image, invisible to a user, placed on Web pages in such a way to enable third parties to track use of Web servers and collect information about the user, including IP address, host name, browser type and version, operating system name and version, and cookies. SOURCE: SP 800-28 Malicious code, invisible to a user, placed on Web sites in such a way that it allows third parties to track use of Web servers and collect information about the user, including IP address, host name, browser type and version, operating system name and version, and Web browser cookie. SOURCE: CNSSI-4009 Web Content Filtering Software – A program that prevents access to undesirable Web sites, typically by comparing a requested Web site address to a list of known bad Web sites. SOURCE: SP 800-69 Pg 206
NIST IR 7298 Revision 1, Glossary of Key Information Security Terms Web Risk Assessment – Processes for ensuring Web sites are in compliance with applicable policies. SOURCE: CNSSI-4009 White Team – 1. The group responsible for refereeing an engagement between a Red Team of mock attackers and a Blue Team of actual defenders of their enterprise’s use of information systems. In an exercise, the White Team acts as the judges, enforces the rules of the exercise, observes the exercise, scores teams, resolves any problems that may arise, handles all requests for information or questions, and ensures that the competition runs fairly and does not cause operational problems for the defender's mission. The White Team helps to establish the rules of engagement, the metrics for assessing results and the procedures for providing operational security for the engagement. The White Team normally has responsibility for deriving lessons-learned, conducting the post engagement assessment, and promulgating results. 2. Can also refer to a small group of people who have prior knowledge of unannounced Red Team activities. The White Team acts as observers during the Red Team activity and ensures the scope of testing does not exceed a predefined threshold. SOURCE: CNSSI-4009 Wi-Fi Protected Access-2 (WPA2) – The approved Wi-Fi Alliance interoperable implementation of the IEEE 802.11i security standard. For federal government use, the implementation must use FIPS-approved encryption, such as AES. SOURCE: CNSSI-4009 Wiki – Web applications or similar tools that allow identifiable users to add content (as in an Internet forum) and allow anyone to edit that content collectively. SOURCE: CNSSI-4009 Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) – A security protocol, specified in the IEEE 802.11 standard, that is designed to provide a WLAN with a level of security and privacy comparable to what is usually expected of a wired LAN. WEP is no longer considered a viable encryption mechanism due to known weaknesses. SOURCE: SP 800-48 Wireless Access Point (WAP) – A device that acts as a conduit to connect wireless communication devices together to allow them to communicate and create a wireless network. SOURCE: CNSSI-4009 Pg 207
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