- Waterfall developmentA linear project management approach where progress flows downwards, similar to a waterfall, through various stages such as conception, initiation, analysis, design, construction, testing, deployment, and maintenance. Each stage must be fully completed before moving to the next, providing a structured, sequential process that leaves little room for backtracking or revising previous stages.
- Watering hole attack An attack where attackers seek to compromise a specific group of individuals by infecting websites that members of the group are known to visit. The goal is to infect a targeted user's computer and gain access to the network at the targeted user's place of employment.
- Wave-Division Multiplexing (WDM) A technique in fiber optics that combines multiple optical signals so they can be transmitted simultaneously over a single fiber. The signals are separated by using different wavelengths (colors) of light, which helps increase the overall capacity and speed of data transmission.
- Weak key attack An attack on cryptographic algorithms where specific keys, known as weak keys, lead to patterns or simplifications in the encrypted data. This can make decryption without the intended key more feasible and hence compromise the effectiveness of the cryptographic protection.
- Weakly typed - Programming languagesIn weakly typed programming languages, variables are not bound to a specific data type; they can hold any type of value at run time. The programming language automatically converts types as needed during script execution, which can lead to unexpected behavior if not carefully handled.
- Web application security The process of protecting web applications by detecting, preventing, and responding to cyber threats. This discipline encompasses the security measures taken throughout the application's lifecycle, addressing vulnerabilities to prevent attacks such as SQL injection, cross-site scripting, and data breaches.
- Web hosting A service that enables organizations and individuals to post a website or web page onto the internet. A web host, or web hosting service provider, provides the technologies and services necessary for the website or webpage to be viewed on the internet.
- Web proxy An intermediary that sits between a user's device and the internet, intercepting requests and responses, often to provide functionalities like caching, security, or anonymity. It can be used to control, accelerate, or secure internet navigation, and can also mask the user's original IP address.
- Web risk assessment The process of identifying, analyzing, and understanding the risks associated with the use of web applications in an organization. The objective is to determine the potential impact of these risks and formulate strategies to mitigate or eliminate them.
- Web security gateway A security solution that prevents unsecured traffic from entering an internal network of an organization. It is used to protect against web-based threats such as viruses, worms, Trojans, and other malicious software by monitoring web traffic at the application level to detect and block anything malicious.
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