Cybersecurity Terminology

ResourcesTerms & Definitions

FaaS (Function as a Service)
- a cloud-computing service that allows customers to execute code in response to events, without managing the complex infrastructure
failure
- The inability of a system or component to perform its required functions within specified performance requirements.
FedRAMP-compliant (Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program)
- a government-wide program that provides a standardized approach to security assessment, authorization, and continuous monitoring for cloud products and services
firewall
- A capability to limit network traffic between networks and/or information systems.
Footprinting
- an ethical hacking technique used to gather as much data as possible about a specific targeted computer system, an infrastructure and networks to identify opportunities to penetrate them
Fuzzer
- an automated software testing method that injects invalid, malformed, or unexpected inputs into a system to reveal software defects and vulnerabilities
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