D315 Network & Security

Term: IT Governance
Definition: The framework that ensures that IT investments support the organization's business goals and deliver value.

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Term: GDPR
Definition: The General Data Protection Regulation, a comprehensive data privacy law in the European Union that regulates how personal data is processed and protected.

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Term: FERPA
Definition: The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act, a U.S. federal law that protects the privacy of student education records.

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Term: FISMA
Definition: The Federal Information Security Management Act, which mandates that U.S. federal agencies develop, document, and implement an information security system.

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Term: Personal Data Privacy in the EU
Definition: The main focus of GDPR, ensuring the protection of individuals' personal data and enhancing privacy rights.

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Term: PIPEDA
Definition: The Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act, which governs how private sector organizations in Canada collect, use, and disclose personal information.

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Term: GLBA
Definition: The Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act, which requires U.S. financial institutions to protect consumers' personal financial information.

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Term: PCI DSS
Definition: The Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard, a set of security standards designed to ensure that all companies that accept, process, store or transmit credit card information maintain a secure environment.

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Term: HIPAA
Definition: The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, which establishes national standards for the protection of health information.

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Term: ifconfig
Definition: A command-line utility in Unix/Linux used to configure network interfaces, display network configuration, and manage IP addresses.

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Term: arp
Definition: The Address Resolution Protocol command that displays the mapping of IP addresses to MAC (Media Access Control) addresses within a local network.

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Term: netstat
Definition: A command-line tool that provides information about active network connections, routing tables, and network interface statistics.

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Term: nslookup
Definition: A command used to query DNS servers for information regarding domain names and IP addresses, primarily for troubleshooting.

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Term: scp
Definition: The Secure Copy Protocol, used for securely transferring files between hosts using SSH (Secure Shell) for encryption.

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Term: dig command
Definition: The command-line utility that queries DNS servers for detailed DNS information like resource records.

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Term: tcpdump
Definition: A network packet analyzer command-line tool that captures and displays packets being transmitted or received over a network.

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Term: whois
Definition: A command that provides information about the ownership of domains or IP addresses, including registration details.

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Term: FTP
Definition: The File Transfer Protocol, a standard network protocol used for transferring files without encryption by default.

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Term: finger
Definition: A command-line tool that displays information about users on a remote system, such as login status and user details.

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Term: SSH
Definition: The Secure Shell protocol, widely used for secure remote control of computers, enabling encrypted communication in a network.

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Term: TFTP
Definition: The Trivial File Transfer Protocol, a simple, unsecure file transfer protocol that uses UDP (User Datagram Protocol) for fast transfers.

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Term: cat
Definition: A command used in Unix/Linux to display the contents of files, concatenate multiple files, and create new files.

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Term: SFTP
Definition: The SSH File Transfer Protocol, a secure version of FTP that encrypts data transfers, ensuring both security and privacy.

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Term: nmap
Definition: A network scanning tool used to discover hosts and services on a computer network, helpful for security auditing and network inventory.

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Term: Protection of Credit Card Holder Data
Definition: The primary objective of PCI DSS to safeguard sensitive cardholder information and prevent data breaches.

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Term: Information Security for U.S. Federal Agencies
Definition: The primary focus of FISMA, aimed at securing federal information systems against unauthorized access and cyber threats.

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Term: PIPEDA
Definition: A law that protects personal data in the private sector in Canada, outlining the rules for how businesses must handle personal information.

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Term: route
Definition: A command used to view and manipulate the routing table of a local system, showing how data packets are directed through networks.

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Term: Telnet
Definition: A protocol that enables remote terminal connection to computers over a network, considered insecure since it transmits data unencrypted.

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Term: Active Network Connections
Definition: Network connections currently established on a system, viewable through the netstat command.

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Term: Look Up IP Addresses
Definition: The purpose of the nslookup command to retrieve IP addresses associated with given domain names.

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Term: File Transfer Protocol
Definition: The acronym FTP stands for File Transfer Protocol, a method for transferring files across a network.