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in-house developed applicationnounMWEAn application that has been developed within the organization.verified
In-Processing AlgorithmnounMWEAny operation or set of operations performed on personal data, whether or not by automated meansverified
inactivity logoutnounMWEA session-management security control that terminates an authenticated user's active session—fully ending the credential context rather than merely locking the screen—once the user has been, or is expected to be, idle for an organization-defined period. Within NIST SP 800-53, it is codified as control AC-2(5) in the Account Management family; in its policy-based form it requires users to take physical action to log out when they anticipate inactivity longer than the defined threshold. Logout is treated as stronger than screen lock because a locked workstation may preserve application sessions, whereas logout ends the session and typically clears session tokens and cookies. Across the field it is invoked as a compliance requirement under frameworks such as HIPAA and GDPR, as well as NIST-aligned programs, and in regulated environments such as 21 CFR Part 11 it is considered critical for audit-trail accuracy, access control, and session integrity.verified
Inadvertent DisclosurenounMWEType of incident involving accidental exposure of information to an individual not authorized access.verified
Inaugural AddressnounMWEa speech delivered at an inaugural ceremony, especially by a United States presidentverified
Inborn Error of MetabolismnounMWEany of a number of diseases in which an inherited defect (usually a missing or inadequate enzyme) results in an abnormality of metabolismverified
Incandescent LampnounMWEelectric lamp consisting of a transparent or translucent glass housing containing a wire filament (usually tungsten) that emits light when heated by electricityverified
Incense CedarnounMWEany of several attractive trees of southwestern South America and New Zealand and New Caledonia having glossy evergreen leaves and scented woodverified
Incense TreenounMWEany of various tropical trees of the family Burseraceae yielding fragrant gums or resins that are burned as incenseverified
Incentive OptionnounMWEan option granted to corporate executives if the company achieves certain financial goalsverified
Incentive SchemenounMWEa formal scheme for inducing someone, such as employees, to do somethingverified
Incentive Stock OptionnounMWEan option granted to corporate executives if the company achieves certain financial goalsverified
Incidence AnglenounMWEthe angle that a line makes with a line perpendicular to the surface at the point of incidenceverified
incident alertnounMWEAny form of security alert, security alarm, or logged event notification that has been triggered by any form of detection. The triggering of an incident alert begins the incident response process.verified
incident alert thresholdnounMWEThe magnitude or intensity that must be exceeded before a detected incident triggers an alert, who receives the alert, and the priority of the alert.verified
incident containment processnounMWEAn established or official method for implementing the policy for incident containment or performing the tasks, processes, or operations to limit and prevent further damage from happening after an incident occurs, along with ensuring that there is no destruction of forensic evidence that may be needed for future legal actions which must be executed in the same manner in order to obtain the same results in the same circumstances.verified
incident detectionnounMWEThe process of identifying that an intrusion has been attempted, is occurring, or has occurred.verified
Incident HandlingnounMWEThe mitigation of violations of security policies and recommended practices.verified
incident managemenounMWEThe management and coordination of activities associated with an actual or potential occurrence of an event that may result in adverse consequences to information or information systems.verified
incident managementnounMWEThe process of identifying, analyzing, and correcting disruptions to operations and preventing future recurrences. The goal of incident management is to limit the disruption and restore operations as quickly as possible.verified
incident management procedurenounMWEA detailed description of the steps necessary to identify, analyze, and correct incidents in order to return service back to normal as quickly as possible and in conformance with applicable standards.verified
incident management processnounMWEAn activity undertaken to direct personnel and resources to respond to an incident.verified
Incident Management SystemnounMWEThe tools (software and otherwise), reports, and processes used to input, process, and close incident reports from input through resolution.verified
incident monitoring processnounMWEAn established or official method for implementing the policy for incident monitoring or performing the tasks, processes, or operations to monitor for incidents which must be executed in the same manner in order to obtain the same results in the same circumstances.verified
incident monitoring programnounMWEThe documented activities, policies, and procedures within an organization for organizing and directing all activities undertaken to review, track, evaluate, and report on the status of incidents.verified
incident monitoring roles and responsibilitiesnounMWEThe position and collection of tasks, duties, obligations that participants undertake to perform the daily and all special tasks associated with reviewing, trackIng, evaluatIng, and reportIng on the status of incidents..verified
Incident ReportnounMWEA record containing the details of an incident. Each incident record documents the lifecycle of a single incident.verified
incident reportingnounMWEThe purpose of this task is to use hotlines and emergency contacts to alert the appropriate individuals to the occurrence of a security event.verified
incident responsenounMWEThe purpose of this task is to address and manage the aftermath of a disaster or other significant event that may affect the organization's people or ability to function productively.verified
incident response activitynounMWEAny task performed by an organization in reaction to an incident.verified
incident response notification procedurenounMWEA detailed description of the steps necessary to tell interested personnel and affected parties about disruptions in service and operations in conformance with applicable standards.verified
incident response notification processnounMWEA series of steps undertaken to detect, triage, and resolve events that disrupt operations and alert applicable personnel and clients in conformance with pertinent standards.verified
incident response personnelnounMWEPersonnel assigned by an organization to manage or engage in incident response tasks.verified
Incident response plannounMWEThe documentation of a predetermined set of instructions or procedures to detect, respond to, and limit consequences of a malicious cyber attacks against an organization’s information system(s).verified
incident response policynounMWEThe documented rules and guidelines on how an organization should address and manage the aftermath of a disaster or other significant event that may affect the organization's people or ability to function productively.verified
incident response processnounMWEAn established or official method for implementing the policy for incident response or performing the tasks, processes, or operations to address and manage the aftermath of a disaster or other significant event that may affect the organization’s people or ability to function productively which must be executed in the same manner in order to obtain the same results in the same circumstances.verified
incident response programnounMWEA documented approach for organizing and directing all activities undertaken to handle known security breaches or attacks in such a way as to limit damage and reduce the time it takes for the organization to recover time and costs.verified
incident response roles and responsibilitiesnounMWEThe position and collection of tasks, duties, obligations that participants undertake to perform the daily and all special tasks associated with managing the aftermath of a disaster or other significant event that may affect the organization's people or ability to function productively..verified
incident response team member's role and responsibilitynounMWEThe functions and duties of individuals who are suppose to return service or operations back to normal after a disruption has occurred.verified
Incidental MusicnounMWEmusic composed to accompany the action of a drama or to fill intervals between scenesverified
Inclination of an OrbitnounMWE(astronomy) the angle between the plane of the orbit and the plane of the ecliptic stated in degreesverified
Inclusion BodynounMWEany small intracellular body found within another (characteristic of certain diseases)verified
Inclusion Body EncephalitisnounMWEa rare chronic progressive encephalitis caused by the measles virus and occurring primarily in children and young adultsverified
Inclusion Body MyositisnounMWEmyositis characterized by weakness of limb muscles (especially the thighs and wrists and fingers)verified
Income StatementnounMWEa financial statement that gives operating results for a specific periodverified
incoming debit and credit totalnounMWEThe total balance of all credit and debit postings that go into an account.verified
Incompetent CervixnounMWE(obstetrics) uterine cervix that becomes dilated before term and without labor often resulting in miscarriage or premature birthverified
Incomplete AbortionnounMWEtermination of pregnancy without expulsion of all of the products of conceptionverified
Incomplete Parameter CheckingnounMWESystem flaw that exists when the operating system does not check all parameters fully for accuracy and consistency, thus making the system vulnerable to penetration.verified
Incremental BackupsnounMWEIncremental backups only backup the files that have been modified since the last backup. If dump levels are used, incremental backups only backup files changed since last backup of a lower dump level.verified
Incremental CostnounMWEthe increase or decrease in costs as a result of one more or one less unit of outputverified
Incubation PeriodnounMWEthe period between infection and the appearance of symptoms of the diseaseverified
Inculpatory EvidencenounMWEEvidence that tends to increase the likelihood of fault or guilt.verified
Indefinite ArticlenounMWEa determiner (as `a' or `some' in English) that indicates nonspecific referenceverified