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Waiver

A formal, documented agreement to exempt a system, process, or control from a specific security policy or requirement, with acceptance of residual risk.

War gaming

Cybersecurity war gaming involves simulating cyber-attacks and potential real-world scenarios to test an organisation's defences, incident response plans, and decision-making processes in a controlled environment.

Weakness

In cybersecurity, a weakness refers to any inherent flaw, deficiency, or absence of a countermeasure within a system, process, or organizational structure that could potentially be exploited to compromise security.

Web proxy

A web proxy is an intermediary server that sits between a user's device and the internet, forwarding requests and responses to enhance privacy, security, and access control.

Wi-fi protected access

Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA) is a security protocol and certification program developed by the Wi-Fi Alliance to secure wireless computer networks, providing stronger data encryption and user authentication than its predecessor, WEP.