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Content Filtering Glossary

Content Filtering

Content filtering is a policy, not a product. The same rule can be enforced in four different places,…

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URL Filtering Glossary

URL Filtering

URL filtering reads the full web address, not just the domain. Doing that on encrypted traffic means decrypting…

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DNS Filtering Glossary

DNS Filtering

DNS filtering stops a connection before it is made. It is the cheapest security control you can deploy,…

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Patch Management Glossary

Patch Management

Deploying a patch is the easy part. Knowing what you own, and proving the update actually landed on…

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HIPAA Glossary

HIPAA

HIPAA is a US federal law, not a certificate. Nobody can issue you one, which is exactly why…

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SOAR Glossary

SOAR

SOAR exists because most companies own a dozen security tools that cannot talk to each other. The orchestration…

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CNAPP Glossary

CNAPP

CNAPP is not a capability. It is five capabilities sold together, and the only reason to buy them…

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DSPM Glossary

DSPM

Your production database is well protected. DSPM is about the eleven copies of it that are not. Glossary…

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RBAC Glossary

RBAC

RBAC is simple to design and difficult to keep. Roles are easy to create, permissions are easy to…

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