Policies Glossary

Browse 24 policies terms defined in plain English, from the cultural dictionary of computing.

24 Policies Terms

Allowlist
A list of explicitly permitted entities such as IPs, users, domains, binaries, or actions, with everything else blocked by default. Allowlisting is often...
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...
Authorization Handler
A component that evaluates one or more authorization rules or policies for a request and decides whether the action should proceed. Authorization handlers...
Authorization Policy
A defined rule set describing who may perform which actions on which resources under what conditions. Authorization policies can be static role rules or more...
Block Listing
A security approach that denies a known set of bad items such as IPs, domains, files, or commands while allowing everything else by default. Block listing is...
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...
Clean Desk Policy
A workplace policy requiring desks to be cleared of sensitive documents, devices, or notes when not in use. In security-conscious environments it is meant to...
Data Governance Security
The security controls embedded in data governance, including classification, access policy, retention, lineage, and accountability for sensitive data handling....
Deny by Default
A security principle where access is blocked unless it has been explicitly allowed. Deny-by-default designs reduce accidental exposure because new users,...
Dialogue Policy
The strategy or rules that determine how a conversational system chooses its next action, such as asking a follow-up question, answering, clarifying, or...
Grace Period Culture
A culture that allows transition time, adjustment, or leniency before strict enforcement of a new rule, process, or deadline. This can make change more humane,...
Lockout Policy
A policy that temporarily or permanently blocks an account after too many failed login attempts, intended to slow password guessing and credential stuffing....
On-Policy
Describing reinforcement learning methods that learn from data generated by the current policy being improved rather than from a separate behavior policy....
Policy Compliance
The state of systems, users, or processes adhering to an organization's defined security policies and standards. Policy compliance is broader than passing an...
Policy Violation
An action or condition that conflicts with an organization's defined rules, standards, or security requirements. Policy violations may be accidental,...
Privacy Policy
A published statement describing what personal data an organization collects, how it uses that data, who it shares it with, and what choices or rights users...
Restriction
A limit or constraint placed on an action, permission, configuration, or data flow to reduce risk or enforce policy. In security, restrictions may apply to who...
Ruleset
A collection of related rules used by a security control, monitoring platform, firewall, or policy system to decide how to handle activity. Rulesets must be...
Safety Policy
A policy that defines what an AI system should and should not do from a safety and acceptable-use perspective. Safety policies guide training, prompting,...
Security Policy
A documented policy describing how security issues should be reported, handled, and disclosed for a project or organization. In open-source governance, a...
Support Policy
A documented policy that explains what kind of support is offered, for whom, and under what conditions or timelines. In project governance, support policies...
Terms of Service
The legal terms governing how users may access and use a product or service, including rights, restrictions, and liability limitations. Terms of service matter...
Update Policy
A documented policy describing when and how updates are released, supported, or applied. In operations and product maintenance, update policies help users plan...

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