The glossary is a constant work-in-progress. If you have words you’d like to have defined let me know. Or if you have definitions that are messing, let me know that too.
Patent troll -
A company that enforces dubious patents (IE obvious things that shouldn't be patentable) against other companies claiming the invention was "stolen". Some define this an NPE or non-practicing entity, but the terms are non synonymous.
pattern-based analysis -
A form of static analysis where patterns of either good or bad code are stored as rules and compared against a code base without executing the code, to find potential violations.
- Synonyms: static code analysis
- Synonyms: static code analysis
Phishing -
A security attacked based on tricking you to put important data like your login and password into a fake website. For example, a faked email from your bank, even using the proper bank picture you're expecting. They tell you there has been a breach and you need to login immediately and change your password. Don't do it, go to the website directly and see if they have any message there. When in doubt, call the company.