Endpoints Glossary

Browse 30 endpoints terms defined in plain English, from the cultural dictionary of computing.

30 Endpoints Terms

AI Endpoint
A network-accessible endpoint through which clients send requests to an AI model or AI-powered service. AI endpoints often expose inference, embeddings,...
API Endpoint
A specific network path or callable interface exposed by an API to perform an operation or access a resource. Endpoints are usually defined by a route plus...
Application Control
Security policy and tooling used to control which applications are allowed to run on a system and under what conditions. It is commonly used to reduce malware...
Application Whitelisting
A security approach where only explicitly approved applications are permitted to run, with all others blocked by default. It is highly effective in controlled...
BYOD Security
The controls and policies used to protect organizational data and access when employees use personal devices for work. BYOD security usually involves device...
Client-Side Attack
An attack that targets software running on the victim's device, such as browsers, document readers, or local applications, rather than directly attacking the...
Credential Cache
A stored set of authentication material kept to support reuse, offline access, or faster authentication workflows. Credential caches improve usability, but if...
Desktop Security
The protection of employee or user desktop systems through controls such as patching, endpoint protection, disk encryption, configuration policy, and privilege...
Drive Encryption
Encryption applied to an entire storage drive or volume so the contents cannot be read without the correct key, even if the hardware is removed. It is a core...
Endpoint Agent
A software component installed on a device to collect telemetry, enforce policy, or support security capabilities such as EDR, antivirus, or compliance checks....
Endpoint Compliance
The condition of an endpoint meeting required security standards such as patch level, encryption status, agent presence, and configuration policy. Many...
Endpoint Firewall
A firewall running on an individual host that controls inbound and outbound network connections for that device rather than for the whole network perimeter....
Endpoint Hardening
The process of configuring user and server endpoints to minimize attack surface, such as disabling risky features, restricting privileges, enforcing secure...
Endpoint Isolation
A response action that cuts a suspicious or compromised device off from most network communication while preserving enough access for investigation or...
Endpoint Monitoring
The continuous collection and review of device-level events such as process launches, file changes, network connections, and user activity for security...
Endpoint Privilege Management
Controls that limit, broker, or temporarily elevate privileges on end-user devices instead of granting broad standing administrator rights. Endpoint privilege...
Full Disk Encryption
Encryption of an entire storage device so that data cannot be read without the proper key or authentication during boot or unlock. Full disk encryption...
Host Firewall
A firewall running directly on a server, workstation, or endpoint that filters network traffic for that specific host. Host firewalls add local enforcement...
Host Scanning
The inspection of hosts to identify open services, installed software, vulnerabilities, or configuration state. Host scanning can be performed by defenders for...
Host Security
The protection of an individual computer or server through configuration hardening, patching, endpoint controls, access restrictions, and monitoring. Host...
Live Response
The practice of connecting to a live system during an incident to collect information, run limited commands, and sometimes contain activity without first...
Local Privilege Escalation
A technique or vulnerability that lets someone with limited access on a system gain higher privileges such as administrator, root, or SYSTEM. Local privilege...
Lock Screen
The interface or state that prevents continued use of a device without reauthentication after it is idle, manually locked, or resumed. Lock screens are a basic...
MDM
Short for mobile device management, a system used to enroll, configure, monitor, and enforce policy on phones, tablets, and sometimes laptops. MDM is central...
Micro-Virtualization
A security design that isolates risky tasks such as browsing or document opening into very small disposable virtualized environments instead of relying only on...
Mobile Security
Mobile Security is the protection of mobile devices, applications, data, identities, and wireless communications. Security teams use it to enforce trust,...
Mobile Threat Defense
Security tooling and services designed to detect risky apps, device compromise, phishing, network attacks, and configuration issues on mobile devices. Mobile...
Monitoring Agent
A software component installed on a system to collect telemetry, health metrics, logs, or security-relevant events and send them to a central platform....
osquery
An operating-system instrumentation framework that exposes system state through a SQL-like interface for security and operations use cases.
Personal Firewall
A firewall running on an individual user's computer or device to control inbound and outbound network traffic for that specific system. Personal firewalls were...

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