Glossary
DA
Domain Admin
Members of this group have full control of the domain.
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DC
Domain Controller
On Microsoft servers, a domain controller is a server computer that responds to security authentication requests within a Windows domain.
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DCP
Données à Caractère Personnel
French acronym. This refers to any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person.
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DDOS
Distributed Denial of Service
Denial-of-service attack aimed at making one or more services unavailable.
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Deep Engine
Deep Learning-Based Detection Engine: GLIMPS Proprietary Technology
The Deep Engine is the proprietary Artificial Intelligence engine developed by GLIMPS.
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Deep Learning
A machine learning method based on deep neural networks
When applied to the detection of malicious files in cybersecurity, a deep learning model learns to recognise the characteristics of malicious code from a large number of examples of both clean and malicious files, rather than comparing a file against a database of known signatures.
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DLL
Dynamic Link Library
A DLL is a software library whose functions are loaded into memory by a program, as required, during execution, as opposed to static or shared software libraries whose functions are loaded into memory before program execution begins.
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DLP
Data Loss Prevention
Data leakage protection system.
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DMZ
Demilitarized zone
Hosts services that are displayed and accessible from outside a company.
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DNS
Domain Name Server
Service whose main function is to translate a domain name into an IP address.
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Downloader
Malware that downloads (and executes) other malware on affected systems. Examples: Qakbot / Bumblebee
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DPO
Data Protection Owner
It ensures that the law governing the protection of personal data is properly applied.
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