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data that has been organized so that they have meaning and value to the recipient

planning for, development, management and use of information tech tools to help perform all tasks related to info processing and management

any computer based tool that people use to work with info and to support the info and info processing needs of an organization

high level map or plan of the information assets in an organization

physical facilities, IT components, IT services and IT personnel that support the entire organization

set of long range goals that describe the infrastructure and identify the major initiatives needed to achieve the organization's goals

data and or information that has been organized and processed to convey understanding, experience, accumulated learning and expertise

computer based support for complex, non routine decisions, primarily for middle managers and knowledge workers

when an organization seeks to outperform its competitors in some measure such as cost, quality, or speed

a framework for analyzing competitiveness used by companies to develop strategies to increase their competitive edge

support all managers by providing rapid access to timely information and direct access to structured information in the form of reports

a product or service feature that customers have learned to expect from organizations in a certain industry

attempt to duplicate the work of human experts by applying reasoning capabilities, knowledge and expertise within a specific domain

a structure of relationships and processes to direct and control the enterprise in order to achieve the enterprise's goals by adding value

business activities that relate to the production and distribution of the firm's products and services, creating value customers will buy

provides a competitive advantage by helping an organization implement its strategic goals and increase its performance and productivity

do not add value directly to the firm's products or services

supports the monitoring, collection, storage, and processing of data from the org's basic business transactions each of which generates data

used to identify specific activities in which they can use competitive strategies for greatest impact

larger stream of activities that includes the suppliers that provide the inputs necessary to the firm and their value chains

determines the identity of the person requiring access

determines which actions, rights, or privileges the person has based on verified identity

authentication methods that examine a person's innate physical characteristics

small amounts of information that websites store on your computer

an attack in which the attacker sends so many information requests that the computer system crashes

an electronic document attached to a file certifying that the file is from the organization it claims to be from and has not been modified

an attack in which the attacker uses a botnet to deliver a stream of info requests to a target computer, causing it to crash

a system that prevents a specific type of information from moving between untrusted networks.

designed to detect all types of malicious network traffic and computer usage that cannot be detected by a firewall

record your keystrokes and record your web browsing history

malicious software such as viruses or worms

a business is prohibited from collecting any personal information unless the customer specifically authorizes it

permits the company to collect personal information until the customer specifically requests that the data not be collected

an attack involving deception to acquire sensitive personal information by masquerading as official looking emails

public and private keys are created using the same mathematical algorithm. the data encrypted with one key can be decrypted by the other

process by which an organization assesses the value of each asset being protected, estimates the probability and compares costs

organization takes concrete actions against risks.

an attack in which the perpetrator uses social skills to trick or manipulate a legit employee into providing confidential company info

software that collects personal information about users without their consent

password that allows the attacker to access a computer system at will, without having to go through any security procedures

software programs that hide in other computer programs and reveal their designed behaviour only when activated

encrypts each data packet to be sent and places each encrypted packet inside another packet

a private network that uses a public network to connect users

segment of computer code that performs malicious actions by attaching to another computer program

the possibility that the system will suffer harm by a threat

segment of a computer code that performs malicious actions and will replicate, or spread by itself without requiring another computer progra

collection of internet connected computers whose security defenses have been breached and control ceded to a third party

restricts access to the computer system that it infects, and demands a ransom paid to the creator of the malware

type of malware designed to trick victims into purchasing and downloading useless and potentially dangerous software

illegitimate takeover of groups of IP addresses by corrupting internet routing tables

a computer that has been compromised by a hacker, virus, or trojan that can be used to perform malicious tasks under remote direction

data that visitors and customers produce when they visit a website and click on hyperlinks

a logical group of related files

set of programs that provides users with tools to add, delete, access, and analyze data stored in one location

defines the format necessary to enter the data into the database. Provides information on each attribute.

a small data warehouse that is designed for the end user's needs in a strategic business unit or a department

a repository of historical data organized by subject to support decision makers in the organization

previously known as a record, is a person, place, thing or event about which information is maintained

a logical grouping of characters into a word, a small group of words, or an identification number

a logical grouping of related records

the representation of one particular entity

the process of performing complex, multi-dimensional analyses of data stored in a database or data warehouse

an attribute that uniquely identifies that record so that it can be retrieved, updated and sorted

a logical grouping of related fields, such as students name, courses taken, the date, and the grade

based on the concept of two dimensional tables, usually designed witha number of related files, each containing entities and attributes

out of routine reports that need the information but at different times

the firm collects data from transactions as they occur, placing them in groups or batches

compare performances of different business units or during different time periods

show a greater level of detail

take a business process view of the overall organization to integrate the planning, management and use of all an organization's resources

interorganizational ERP systems that provide web enabled links between a company's key business system and others

include only information that falls outside of certain threshold standards

provide information primarily to lower and middle level managers in the various functional areas

summarize the performance of critical activities

business transactions are processed online as soon as they occur

produced at scheduled interviews, but often don't have special information needed by managers

any business event that generates data worthy of being captured and stored in a database