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EndPointSecurity - Glossary

Overview

This article lists the product-specific terms and acronyms that customers and agents need to know. The terms defined here do not need to be redefined when used in other articles.

 

Term

Definition

Access permissions

A set of permissions (access, read and write) that are assigned to users and groups per device category, connectivity port, or a specific device.

Device blacklist

A list of specific devices whose usage is blocked when accessed from all the target computers covered by the protection policy.

Digest report

A summary report giving an account of the activity statistics as detected by EndPointSecurity

EndPointSecurity Agent

Client-side service responsible for the implementation/enforcement of the protection policies on the target computer(s).

EndPointSecurity application

A server-side security application that aids in maintaining data integrity by preventing unauthorized access and transfer of content to and from devices and connection ports.

EndPointSecurity management console

The user interface of the GFI EndPointSecurity server-side application.

ESEC

(sometimes EPS)

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Event Logging

A feature to record events related to attempts made to access devices and connection ports on target computers and service operations.

GPO

Group Policy Objects

Power user

A power user is automatically given full access to devices connected to any target computer covered by the protection policy.

Protection policy

A set of device access and connectivity port permissions that can be configured to suit the customer's device access security policies.

RPC

Remote Procedure Call

SMB

Server Message Block

TCP

Transmission Control Protocol

 

 

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