Blind drop

Dec 5, 2009 | Internet | 0 comments

In malware and virus terminology, a blind drop is a message board, forum, BBS or other Internet site where attackers and botnet nodes can anonymously post or check for messages and new instructions.

Reciprocal link

Dec 1, 2009 | Internet | 0 comments

Interchanged, given, or owed to each other: i.e. reciprocal agreements A reciprocal link is an agreement between two webmasters to provide a hyperlink within their own website to each other’s web site. Generally this is done to provide readers with quick access...

LLDP

Nov 30, 2009 | Internet | 0 comments

Called the IEEE 802.1AB Link Layer Discovery Protocol (LLDP), it is an emerging standard which provides a solution for the configuration issues caused by expanding LANs. LLDP specifically defines a standard method for Ethernet network devices such as switches, routers...

Hybrid routing protocol

Nov 25, 2009 | Internet | 0 comments

Hybrid Routing, commonly referred to as balanced-hybrid routing, is a combination of distance-vector routing, which works by sharing its knowledge of the entire network with its neighbors and link-state routing which works by having the routers tell every router on...

Cross-site request forgery

Nov 22, 2009 | Internet | 0 comments

Abbreviated as CSRF, cross-site request forgery is a type of malicious attack that affects Web-based applications. A CSRF attack typically forces users to execute unwanted actions while they are logged into a trusted Web site. With the growing popularity of social...

UDDI

Nov 19, 2009 | Internet | 0 comments

Short for Universal Description, Discovery and Integration. A Web-based distributed directory that enables businesses to list themselves on the Internet and discover each other, similar to a traditional phone book’s yellow and white pages.