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Hacker
Person involved in an intentional hacking activity. The reasons for these activities can be
malicious or not malicious, or also remain within the limits of what is ethnically and legally
acceptable.
Hardening
Procedure in which the security of a system is increased by reducing the area of attack.
IANA
The Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) is a department of ICANN, and is responsible
for assigning numbers and names in the Internet, especially IP addresses. It is one of the
oldest institutions in the Internet.
Incident
One or more unwanted or unexpected events that impair the company operation and endanger
the information security. The cause can be security holes, incorrect configurations or
misconduct and their exploitation.
Industrial security
Measures to increase the industrial security standards of a plant. They protect against
unauthorized access to higher-level control systems, industrial controls and PC-based systems
of the plant as well as against cyber attacks.
Information security
Safeguards the confidentiality, integrity and availability of information.
Integrity
Property which guarantees that resources are free of error and complete.
IPsec (Internet Protocol Security)
IPsec is an expansion of the Internet protocol (IP) to include encryption and authentication
mechanisms. This way, the Internet protocol can transport cryptographically secured IP
packets via insecure public networks.
Malware
Malware is a general term for programs that have been developed to damage users. There
are numerous types of malware, e.g. viruses, trojans, rootkits or spyware.
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