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Blacklist

A list of entities that are blocked or denied privileges or access. Often refers to a list of IP addresses

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Blacklist

A list of well-defined entities denied entry to a system, network, or facility.

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Blocklist

Another name for Blacklist

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Bombe

an electro-mechanical device used to break Enigma-enciphered messages about enemy military operations during the Second World War.

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Bot

A program that does automated tasks. In cyber security, commonly used to describe a malware-infected computer that carries out tasks set by someone other than the device’s legitimate user.

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Botnet

A network of bots—a set of Internet-connected programs communicating with similar programs to collaboratively perform tasks. Botnets may be benign, but in common usage are generally not understood to be...

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Browser

A software application for retrieving, presenting and traversing information resources on the World Wide Web.

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Brushing 

The practice of sending unwanted, unordered, and often counterfeit products to unsuspecting people in the hope of generating positive reviews. Brushing is sometimes also used to give marks a compromised...

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Brute-force attack

An exhaustive search for a cryptographic key or password that proceeds by systematically trying all alternatives until it hits on the right ones. A very resource-intensive approach. Contrast “dictionary attack.”

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BSIMM 

Acronym for Building Security In Maturity Model.

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