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Zachman Framework – this is an integrated framework for structuring the key processes inside an organisation, particularly the IT processes, and is an important part of any approach to IT governance.
Zero day exploit – this is an exploit that takes advantage of a vulnerability on the same day that it is announced (or becomes generally known). Anti-virus companies and software manufacturers have zero days’ grace in which to develop and launch a fix or a patch.
Zip – compressing data to a format that uses less memory than in the unzipped state.
Zombie – this, as you might expect, is a once independent computer that is now under the discretionary, malign control of another computer somewhere else in the world. A remote user can take advantage ...
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