The FREE Cybersecurity Glossary by Thor Pedersen!

Transaction log: A record of all transactions that have been executed in a database system. It is used to recover from system failures and to replicate data across multiple systems. Examples -transaction log file in Microsoft SQL Server, transaction log entries in MySQL, transaction log entries in Oracle Database

Transborder data flow: The movement or transfer of digital information across national or jurisdictional boundaries. It often involves different legal and regulatory environments, including diverse data protection laws. This cross-border data flow can present challenges to ensuring consistent data protection and privacy standards, making the understanding and application of proper safeguards and compliance measures crucial.

Transmission Control Protocol (TCP): A core protocol of the Internet protocol suite that provides reliable, ordered, and error-checked delivery of data between applications running on hosts connected to a network. It is widely used in data transmission over networks due to its ability to create connections between machines to exchange data packets reliably.

Transparency: The principle of allowing users, stakeholders, and the public to understand and review the processes, protocols, and practices used to secure systems, services, and data. This openness is crucial for building trust, as it assures that measures are implemented to protect data and maintain privacy.

Transport encryption: A technique used to protect data in transit between systems or across networks, including the internet. It involves encrypting the data before transmission and then decrypting it upon arrival at its destination. Transport encryption is crucial for preventing unauthorized access to data as it travels across networks, guarding against interception, and preserving data integrity and confidentiality.

Transport layer: A component of the multi-layered architecture of network protocols, such as the TCP/IP protocol suite, responsible for managing end-to-end communication and reliable data transfer between applications or services on network hosts. It ensures data is delivered without errors, in sequence, and without loss, duplication, or corruption.