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• A method of erasing electronically stored data, cryptographic keys, and CSPs by altering or deleting the contents of the data storage to prevent recovery of the data.

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  Cite Definition for Zeroization

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  Zeroization. (n.d.). Glossary of Key Information Security Terms. Retrieved February 8, 2023, from website: http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/zeroization.

  Chicago Manual of Style (CMS)

  Zeroization. csrc.nist.gov. Glossary of Key Information Security Terms. NIST. http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/zeroization (accessed: February 8, 2023).

  Modern Language Association (MLA)

  "Zeroization." Glossary of Key Information Security Terms. NIST. 8 February. 2023 http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/zeroization.

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• A program that is installed on a system to cause it to attack other systems.

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  Cite Definition for Zombie

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  Zombie. (n.d.). Glossary of Key Information Security Terms. Retrieved February 8, 2023, from website: http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/zombie.

  Chicago Manual of Style (CMS)

  Zombie. csrc.nist.gov. Glossary of Key Information Security Terms. NIST. http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/zombie (accessed: February 8, 2023).

  Modern Language Association (MLA)

  "Zombie." Glossary of Key Information Security Terms. NIST. 8 February. 2023 http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/zombie.

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