VIPRE Security Glossary

Written By Marissa Fegan (Super Administrator)

Updated at April 16th, 2024

This is a auto-generated Article of all your definitions within the glossary.

Glossary

This is a auto-generated Article of all your definitions within the glossary.

  • AMSI

    The Windows Antimalware Scan Interface (AMSI) is a versatile interface standard that allows your applications and services to integrate with any antimalware product that's present on a machine. Reference: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/amsi/antimalware-scan-interface-portal

  • BSOD

    Blue Screen of Death; a Windows error with a blue screen and white text.

  • DKIM

    DKIM (DomainKeys Identified Mail) is a method of email authentication that helps detect phishing and email spam.

  • EDR

    Endpoint Detection & Response

  • ESC

    Endpoint Security Cloud

  • headless mode

    Using a browser in headless mode allows you to run that browser without actually running that browser; it's used mostly for testing or analysis to simulate the user experience.

  • IDP

    Identity Providers; examples of IDPs include OneLogin and Microsoft Azure AD

  • PUP

    Potentially Unwanted Program

  • Purge

    Associated Product: Email Security Cloud; To purge a customer or domain means to permanently get rid of that information from the VIPRE system. Once purged, that data can not be restored.

  • SAML

    SAML (Security Assertion Markup Language) is an open standard that allows for authentication and authorization between an identity provider (IDP) and a service provider (SP).

  • searchable domains

    Refers to the domains to send and receive emails to which you want to restrict Privileged user(s). Related product: VIPRE Email Archiving

  • SP

    Service Provider; example: VIPRE Email Security Cloud

  • SSO

    Single Sign-On

  • TDE

    Threat Detection Engine

  • VIPRE Cloud

    VIPRE Cloud is the environment that hosts Endpoint Security Cloud, Site Manager, and Endpoint Detection & Response

  • VM

    Virtual Machine

  • VPC

    Virtual Private Cloud: An isolated container that can host virtual machines. They can be created in various regions and have security policies applied to them.

  • VSM

    VIPRE Site Manager

  • VSS

    VIPRE Endpoint Security Server Console - Server side - VSS is technically the VIPRE Site Server, one of the primary components of VIPRE Endpoint Security, VIPRE Business Premium, and other iterations of the on-premise product.

  • Webmail 3/5

    Users of wm.mailanyone.net, login.fusemail.com, pop.fusemail.net, imap.fusemail.net, smtp.fusemail.net

  • Webmail 4

    Users of webmail4.com, inbound.electric.net, outbound.electric.net

  • Webmail 5

    Users of wm.mailanyone.net, login.fusemail.com, pop.fusemail.net, imap.fusemail.net, smtp.fusemail.net