Glossary

Object-based, scalable object storage in the AWS cloud.

Feature of Google Search that acts as an automated filter of pornography and potentially offensive content.

An online SaaS company that is best known for delivering customer relationship management (CRM) software to companies over the Internet.

A version of the SAML standard for exchanging authentication and authorization data between security domains. SAML 2.0 is an XML-based protocol that uses security tokens containing assertions to pass information about a principal (usually an end user) between a SAML authority (an identity provider) and a SAML consumer (a service provider). SAML 2.0 enables web-based authentication and authorization scenarios including cross-domain single sign-on (SSO), which helps reduce the administrative overhead of distributing multiple authentication tokens to the user.

The suitability of a network system to operate properly and efficiently when configured on a large scale.

In AWS, a description of how Auto Scaling should automatically scale an Auto Scaling group in response to changing demand.

Network layer protocol that provides extended routing, flow control, segmentation, connection orientation, and error correction facilities in Signaling System 7 telecommunications networks.

A wide area network controlled by software. Control and data are decoupled, simplifying both network hardware and management.

Definition of what it means to be "secure" for an organization or for a system. Barracuda Networks products use your security policies to help protect your organization and system.

A port on a computing device that is capable of either transmitting or receiving one bit at a time. 

Certificate for a server, signed by a valid, trusted entity, that allows access without further validation.

Certificate for a service, signed by a valid, trusted entity, that allows access without further validation. 

The layer in the OSI 7-Layer Model that is concerned with managing the resources required for the session between two computers.

Algorithm that reads its input exactly once, in order, without unbounded buffering. Generally requires O(n) time and less than O(n) storage (typically O), where n is the size of the input.

A session and user authentication service that permits a user to use one set of login credentials to access multiple applications. 

Communications protocol for signaling and controlling multimedia communication session such as voice and video calls.

Securely connects entire networks to each other, for example, connecting a branch office network to a company headquarters network.

A contractual agreement by which a service provider defines the level of service, responsibilities, priorities, and guarantees regarding availability, performance, and other aspects of the service.

Occurs when an attacker deliberately sends multiple partial HTTP requests to the server to carry out an HTTP DoS attack on the server. The client attempts to slow the request or response so much that it holds connections and memory resources open on the server for a long time, but without triggering session time-outs.

Operates as an application-layer network protocol mainly used for providing shared access to files, printers, and serial ports and miscellaneous communications between nodes on a network.

Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) solution that adds an extra security layer for a broad range of authentication clients.

IBM's communications architecture and strategy.

Capture of the state of a system at a particular point in time.

The SNMP service is used to remotely monitor the network and system state of a Barracuda NextGen Firewall using a network management system (NMS).

Feature to push notifications to mobile services and trigger actions, in Amazon Web Services (AWS).

Network package format for time synchronization, similar to NTP, only recommended for simple applications.

Protocol specification for exchanging structured information in the implementation of web services in computer networks.

A nine-digit number issued to U.S. citizens, permanent residents, and temporary (working) residents for social security purposes.

Changing the source address/port in the IP header of a packet. Example: changing a private IP address/port into a public address/port in the IP header of a packet leaving the network.

Unwanted email messages, usually for advertising purposes and usually sent in bulk.

An email address that is set up by an anti-spam entity, not for correspondence, but to monitor unsolicited email. 

A form of phishing that is more targeted. The sender of the fraudulent phishing email knows something about the intended victim, making it more likely that they will divulge personal information, like birth dates and passwords.

Purchasing option that allows a customer to purchase unused Amazon EC2 computer capacity at a highly-reduced rate.

A standard metalanguage for data base access and management.

Microsoft SQL Server is a relational database management system (RDBMS) designed for enterprise environments.

Amazon Simple Queue Service (SQS) is a fast, reliable, scalable, fully managed message queuing service.

A solid-state storage device that uses integrated circuit assemblies as memory to store data persistently.

A digital certificate that is installed on a web server, authenticates the identity of the website, and encrypts the data that is transmitted.

The standard security technology for establishing an encrypted link between a web server and a browser. This link ensures that all data passed between the web server and browsers remain private and integral.Transport Layer Security (TLS) is the successor to SSL, and is sometimes referred to as "SSL".

Relieves a web server of the processing burden of encrypting and/or decrypting traffic sent via SSL. The processing is offloaded to a separate device designed specifically to perform SSL acceleration or SSL termination.

A man-in-the-middle attack which changes HTTPS sessions to unencrypted HTTP sessions or makes unencrypted HTTP sessions look like safe HTTPS sessions, even including a padlock icon.

VPN client that can be installed on the Barracuda CloudGen Firewall and then accessed through the Barracuda SSL VPN web portal. (Barracuda SSL VPN is a different product.)

Route that is explicitly configured and entered into the routing table. Static Routes take precedence over routes chosen by dynamic routing protocols.

Hosting of a static website in Amazon S3. When a bucket is enabled for Static website hosting, all content is accessible to web browsers via the Amazon S3 website endpoint of the bucket.

Data compression technique used in wireless networks.

Helps you know which portion of the IP address identifies the network and which portion identifies the node. You can use subnet masks to divide networks in to subnetworks and to identify the subnetwork an IP address belongs to.

Partitioning of an IP address space into several smaller address spaces.

Method for handling of log file messages that are to be transferred to another system for analyzing purposes.

An intrusion into a network cable by a connector.

The TCP Proxy is placed between browser and web server and filters requests and responses in TCP streams.

A Transport and Network Layer Protocol, respectively, used for communication in the Internet and often in private networks.

A protocol to access a remote computer system, often a Unix system, over the network. Origin: Teletype Network.

Communications processor that connects asynchronous devices such as terminals, printers, hosts, and modems to any LAN or WAN that uses TCP/IP, X.25, or LAT protocols.

A simplified version of FTP (file tranfer protocol).

A date/time string to mark an occurrence of an event. 

The HTTP Proxy operates transparently to the clients in the network.

Cryptographic protocol that provides communications security over a computer network.

The Two-Arm Proxy mode uses both physical ports (WAN and LAN) of the device.

To decrypt encrypted data. The antonym of encrypt.

Product or system.

Software that acts on behalf of the user. For example, an agent might give information about a user's browser and operating system to a web site.

Security term for traffic monitoring based on username, host, and IP address.