program or code module that is attached, or attaches itself, to an executable program to perform a change detection check and warn if there have been any changes. Sometimes used as an antiviral, and sometimes simply to check for program corruption. The term vaccine is poorly defined, and infrequently used.
data the suspect in a case had thought dead, but was recovered in a computer forensics or digital forensics process to come back and bite them on the neck. (OK, it s slang, and it doesn t really have a meaning, but it s too cute to leave out.)
means of tapping into coaxial (network) cable, by drilling through the layers of insulation and outer conductor, and attaching conductors to both the inner and outer conductors of the cable. This was actually the normal means of attaching connections to coaxial network cable. With the prevalence of twisted pair cabling, the technology is not used much any more. A similar operation can be performed on twisted pair cable, although the vampire tap term is generally not used in that regard.
modified version of a virus. Usually produced on purpose by the virus author or another person amending the virus code. If changes to the original are small, most antivirus products will also detect variants. However, if the changes are large, the variant may go undetected by anti-virus software.
process of comparing two levels of system specification for proper correspondence (e.g., security policy...
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