Wednesday, May 29, 2019

Definition: nuclear option

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Definition: nuclear option
Definition: known unknown
Definition: Faraday cage
Definition: threat ignorance
Definition: vulnerability (information technology)
Definition: nuclear option
The nuclear option, in a colloquial sense, is the most extreme solution to a given problem.
Definition: known unknown
A known unknown is information whose existence you are aware of but that is not in your possession.
Definition: Faraday cage
A Faraday cage is a metallic enclosure that prevents the entry or escape of an electromagnetic field (EM field).
Definition: threat ignorance
Threat ignorance is a concept used by security professionals to determine the level of vulnerability a company or user's computer or system has to an attack.
Definition: vulnerability (information technology)
A vulnerability, in information technology (IT), is a flaw in code or design that creates a potential point of security compromise for an endpoint or network. Vulnerabilities create possible attack vectors, through which an intruder could run code or access a target system's memory.
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