Protection Glossary
Browse 4 protection terms defined in plain English, from the cultural dictionary of computing.
4 Protection Terms
- Data Protection
- The combined technical, administrative, and legal measures used to keep sensitive data confidential, accurate, available, and appropriately handled. It spans...
- Data Security
- The protection of data against unauthorized access, alteration, destruction, or loss throughout its lifecycle. It includes controls for storage, transmission,...
- Runtime Protection
- Security controls that monitor or block suspicious behavior while software is actively running rather than only during build or deployment. Runtime protection...
- Watchdog
- A process, service, or person that watches for problems and intervenes when something goes wrong. In engineering slang, watchdogs are the guardians that keep...
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