Letter: B

behavior monitoring
Synonym(s): behavioral monitoring

blocklist
Definition: A list of entities that are blocked or denied privileges or access.
Related Term(s): Allowlist

blue Team
Definition: A group that defends an enterprise's information systems when mock attackers (i.e., the Red Team) attack, typically as part of an operational exercise conducted according to rules established and monitored by a neutral group (i.e., the White Team).
Extended Definition: Also, a group that conducts operational vulnerability evaluations and recommends mitigation techniques to customers who need an independent technical review of their cybersecurity posture.
Related Term(s): Red Team, White Team

bot
Definition: A computer connected to the Internet that has been surreptitiously / secretly compromised with malicious logic to perform activities under remote the command and control of a remote administrator.
Extended Definition: A member of a larger collection of compromised computers known as a botnet.
Related Term(s): botnet
Synonym(s): zombie
bot herder
Synonym(s): bot master
bot master
Definition: The controller of a botnet that, from a remote location, provides direction to the compromised computers in the botnet.
Synonym(s): bot herder
botnet
Definition: A collection of computers compromised by malicious code and controlled across a network.
bug
Definition: An unexpected and relatively small defect, fault, flaw, or imperfection in an information system or device.

build security in
Definition: A set of principles, practices, and tools to design, develop, and evolve information systems and software that enhance resistance to vulnerabilities, flaws, and attacks.