Indicators Glossary

Browse 4 indicators terms defined in plain English, from the cultural dictionary of computing.

4 Indicators Terms

File Hash
A digest value computed from a file's contents using a hashing algorithm such as SHA-256, used to identify files, detect changes, or compare against known-bad...
Indicator Management
The process of collecting, validating, normalizing, distributing, aging out, and acting on threat indicators across security tools and teams. Strong indicator...
IOA
Short for indicator of attack, a behavioral sign that an adversarial technique or stage of intrusion is occurring, even if the exact malware or infrastructure...
IOC
Short for indicator of compromise, an observable artifact such as a file hash, IP address, registry key, or domain associated with known malicious activity....

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