Security terms starting with T

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Technical Controls The security controls (i.e., safeguards or countermeasures) for an information system that are primarily implemented and executed by the information…
Technical non-repudiation The contribution of public key mechanisms to the provision of technical evidence supporting a non-repudiation security service.
Technology Evaluation One of the three types of performance evaluations. The primary goal of a technology evaluation is to measure performance of biometric systems, typically…
TEMPEST TEMPEST is an unclassified short name referring to investigation and studies of compromising emanations.
Template a standard shape that the race car must comply to be within the NASCAR rules. The template closely resembles the shape of the factory car.
Threat Related to Aggro. This is what a character "gives off" to generate or draw monster aggro.
Threat Agent/Source Either: 1) intent and method targeted at the intentional exploitation of a vulnerability; or 2) a situation and method that may accidentally trigger a…
Threat Analysis The examination of threat sources against system vulnerabilities to determine the threats for a particular system in a particular operational environment.
Threat Assessment Formal description and evaluation of threat to an information system.
Threat Source The intent and method targeted at the intentional exploitation of a vulnerability or a situation and method that may accidentally trigger a vulnerability.
Threshold the point a system must cross to enter a new state or condition.
Throughput Rate The number of biometric transactions that a biometric system processes within a stated time interval.
Token See definition for: access token
topology The geometric arrangement of a computer system. Common topologies include a bus (network topology in which nodes are connected to a single cable with…
Total Risk The potential for the occurrence of an adverse event if no mitigating action is taken (i.e.
Tracking Cookie A cookie placed on a users computer to track the users activity on different Web sites, creating a detailed profile of the users behavior.
Traffic Analysis A form of passive attack in which an intruder observes information about calls (although not necessarily the contents of the messages) and makes…
Training (Information Security) Training strives to produce relevant and needed (information) security skills and competencies.
Training Assessment An evaluation of the training efforts.
Training Effectiveness A measurement of what a given student has learned from a specific course or training event.
Training Effectiveness Evaluation Information collected to assist employees and their supervisors in assessing individual students subsequent on-the-job performance, to provide trend data…
Transport Layer Security (TLS) A cryptographic protocol that provides security for communication over the Internet. Its predecessor is Secure Sockets Layer (SSL).
Triple DES An implementation of the Data Encryption Standard (DES) algorithm that uses three passes of the DES algorithm instead of one as used in ordinary DES…
Trojan horse A computer program with an apparently or actually useful function that contains additional (hidden) functions that surreptitiously exploit the legitimate…
True Accept Rate A statistic used to measure biometric performance when operating in the verification task.
True Reject Rate A statistic used to measure biometric performance when operating in the verification task.
Trust Anchor A public key and the name of a certification authority that is used to validate the first certificate in a sequence of certificates.
Trust List The collection of trusted certificates used by Relying Parties to authenticate other certificates.
Trusted Agent Entity authorized to act as a representative of an Agency in confirming Subscriber identification during the registration process.
Trusted Certificate A certificate that is trusted by the Relying Party on the basis of secure and authenticated delivery.
Trusted Path A mechanism by which a person at a terminal can communicate directly with the Trusted Computing Base.
Trusted Timestamp A digitally signed assertion by a trusted authority that a specific digital object existed at a particular time.
Trustworthiness The attribute of a person or organization that provides confidence to others of the qualifications, capabilities, and reliability of that entity to…
Trustworthy System Computer hardware, software and procedures that 1) are reasonably secure from intrusion and misuse; 2) provide a reasonable level of availability…
Tunneled Password Protocol A protocol where a password is sent through a protected channel. For example, the TLS protocol is often used with a verifiers public key certificate to…
Type I Error An error that occurs in a statistical test when a true claim is (incorrectly) rejected.
Type II Error An error that occurs in a statistical test when a false claim is (incorrectly) not rejected.