Extended Slovník

Glossary with extended content

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

V

Validation

In cybersecurity, validation is the process of ensuring that data, inputs, or processes conform to expected formats, types, and security policies before being processed or stored, preventing malicious exploitation and maintaining system integrity.

Vault

A secure, centralized repository designed to protect sensitive digital assets like passwords, cryptographic keys, API tokens, and other secrets from unauthorized access and cyber threats.

Vigilance

Cybersecurity vigilance is the continuous state of alertness and watchfulness maintained by individuals and organizations to detect, prevent, and respond to potential cyber threats and security incidents.

Virtual IP

A Virtual IP (VIP) address is an IP address that represents a service or a cluster of servers rather than a specific physical network interface, providing a stable, single point of access for load balancing, failover, and high availability.

Virtual machine

A virtual machine (VM) is a software-based emulation of a physical computer system, complete with its own operating system, CPU, memory, storage, and network interfaces, all running on top of a physical host machine.