Glossary
False Negative
False Negative
Failure to detect an incident that should have been identified.
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False Positive
False Positive
Event, detection of an abnormal action (e.g. an intrusion) when the action is legitimate.
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FIC
International Cybersecurity Forum
Annual European Cybersecurity Forum in Lille with a Canadian edition in Montreal.
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FIM
File Integrity Monitoring
A security process designed to protect sensitive data and meet compliance requirements
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Firewall
Firewall
A network security device that monitors incoming and outgoing network traffic and allows or blocks data packets based on a set of security rules.
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FITO
Fraud on International Transfer Orders
A social engineering attack in which the attacker aims to trick a company into making a fraudulent bank transfer to another bank account under their control.
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Forensic
Forensic
Refers to the discipline of investigating the aftermath of a cyberattack.
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FSN
Fournisseurs de Service Numérique
French acronym. A legal person providing any information society service
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Full disclosure
This term refers to vulnerabilities that have been made public and patched. They are handled under a full disclosure policy.
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