8. Glossary

Actions planifiées; planned action

Operations with a future completion date planned by attackers who have succeeded in breaking into a system, with a view to compromising it again, or even enabling a new intrusion.

IP address; IP address/location

Identification number of a device connected to an Internet Protocol network.

Investigative analyst; forensic analyst

IT expert in charge of IT security audits and investigations, from preventive intrusion tests to audits aimed at describing the course of an attack, its causes and potential responses.

Enterprise directory; Activ Directory (AD)

A database and services linking an organization's users and applications. This database contains key information on the sensitivity...