B
BaaS - Backup-as-a-Service (Cloud-based service which provides data backup services and storage capabilities for organizations.)
BASIC - Beginners All-Purpose Symbolic Instruction Code (Computer language designed in 1964, which was easy to learn and capable of performing simple calculations, without having to deal with detailed programming. Popularized by Microsoft in the 1970s.)
BAT file - batch file (In Windows, a file with the extension .bat and contains a list of commands that could be typed in console mode. Batch processing involves the input of all data and commands, which are not processed until all have been entered, and then processed in a batch as a whole.)
B2B - business to business (E-commerce model which involves online business systems with links for conducting sales or transactions with other businesses, usually for integrated supply-chain purchases and deliveries.)
BBS - bulletin board system (An online message board, especially those that were run on non-networked computers with dial-up modems in the 1980s. Message boards can involve a web page, NEWSGROUP, or dial-up computer system, where users an post messages and reply to messages posted by others.)
BBUL - bumpless build-up layer (Method of packaging or encapsulating microhip dies (individual chip images) during the manufacturing process.)
BC - business continuity (General concept involving the ability of a business to continue operating at some level following a disaster or, more specifically, all of the planning and processes that an organization undertakes to ensure that it survives and can function after a disaster or incident.)
B2C - business to consumer (E-commerce business model in which a business creates an online storefront where customers can purchase goods and services directly from the Website.)
BCD - binary-coded decimal (A method of representing numbers where each number is written or converted to its corresponding 4-bit binary pattern - the number 4002 would be written in BCD as 0100 0000 0000 0010.)
BCD - boot configuration data/database (The configuration information used by Windows to determine how to boot (start) the sytem.)
BCDR - business continuity and disaster recovery (The planning involved for handling the sudden, unexpected, or catastrophic loss of systems or data for an organization. Type of planning which incorporates three concepts 1) resiliency, or the ability to deal with less-than-catastrophic events through the availability of redundant or backup systems; 2) recovery from outages or failures of portions of a system or environment or data corruption, through the use of saved data backups; and 3) disaster recovery caused by catastrophic losses, such as natural disasters, terrorist attacks, or fire, where planning may involve consideration of major changes, such as the creation or investment in alternate facilities or making alternative operational arrangements, if the area of primary operations has been totally destroyed.
BCM - business continuity management (The management process involving disaster recovery, the planning involved in recovery - the resumption of operations following a disaster - and business continuity planning - the long-term planning involved in keeping a business operating under various conditions, as well as crisis management, incident response management, and risk management.)
BCP - Best Current Practice (A method of operation which has been used and is considered the best procedure, but which has not been adopted as a formal standard.)
BCP - business continuity plan (A plan which incorporates a set of procedures, programs, and supporting plans that have been established to maintain the operations of an organization in the event of disruption or interruption caused by different levels of disaster.)
BCP - business continuity planning (The planning involved in maintaining and/or restoring business operations in the event of a disaster or disruption.)
BD - Blu-ray disc (Relatively high-capacity, removable media, optical (reads and writes using light (optically) instead of magnetism) drive.)
BD-R - Blu-ray disc - Recordable (High-capacity optical disc format for recording content.)
BD-R DL- Blu-ray disc - Recordable Dual Layer (High-capacity optical disc format for recording content, which allows for recording on two layers. The reflective surface of the top layer is semi-transparent which permits recording on the second layer.)
BD-RE - Blu-ray disc - Rewritable (High-capacity optical disc format for recording content which is fully rewritable.)
BEDO - burst extended data out (Dynamic Random access memory (DRAM) technology owned by Micron which never caught on which used DRAM burst mode, allowing access to additional addresses of memory.)
BEDO DRAM- burst extended data out dynamic random access memory
BeEF - Browser Exploitation Framework (Attack framework which allows an attacker to make multiple changes to an attack approach in order to attack/exploit browsers in different ways.)
BGP - Border Gateway Protocol (A protocol commonly used by Internet service providers to route data from one location to the next on the Internet. It enables routers on different systems to share routing information to ensure effective and efficient routing of data between different networks.)
BHO - Browser Helper Object (An "object," (reusable software code component used in object-oriented programming for repetitive procedures), which is used to help a browser load web pages.)
BIA - Business Impact Analysis (A type of assessment in which a business identifies and prioritizes its assets, processes, and other critical types of operations in order to determine which of these must be recovered first after a disaster, in order to ensure business continuity.)
BIOS - basic input/output system (Non-volatile firmware stored on a ROM chip inside PC-compatible computervsystems that initializes hardware at computer system startup.)
BISDN - Broadband Integrated Services Digital Network (A broadband (transmission technology which divides one communication channel into multiple subchannels) form of Integrated Services Digital Network (ISDN) which is capable of transmitting digital (discrete voltage values) data over traditional analog dial-up phone lines.)
BIST - built-in self test
bit - binary digit (0 and 1)
bitblt - bit-block transfer
BIU - bus interface unit
BLER - block error rate
BNF - Backus-Naur Form (programming languages)
BOOTP - Bootstrap Protocol
bot - short term for "robot" (The term "bot" can refer to the malicious software installed on a compromised computer or to the infected computer. The compromised computer is also referred to as a "zombie" which can be controlled remotely. A network of compromised computers is referred to as a "botnet".)
botnet - robotically-controlled network (A network of compromised computers, infected with malicious code. Each infected computer is referred to as a "bot".)
Bps - bytes per second
bps - bits per second
BR - Base Rate (In malware analysis, or any analysis, the percentage of data fed into a system that has the quality being looked for or expected.)
BRD - Business Requirements Document
BRI - Basic Rate Interface
BRM - Business Reference Model (Classification method used in the federal system which classifies organizational activities by function.)
BSD - Berkeley Software Distribution (platform)
BSS - Basic Service Set (name given to group formed by, or consisting of, the access point (AP) of a wired network and the wireless devices (clients) connecting to the network)
BSOD - Blue Screen of Death (A fatal system error in Windows that stops the system from starting. Named for the blue background and white text error message.)
BSS - Basic Service Set (name given to group formed by, or consisting of, the access point (AP) of a wired network and the wireless devices (clients) connecting to the network)
BSSID - Basic Service Set Identifier
BTB - branch target buffer
BTS - Base Transceiver Station
BTX - Balanced Technology eXtended
BYOC - bring your own cloud (Situation where a user or employee can subscribe to their own cloud service simply by selecting from a cloud provider menu.)
BYOD - bring your own device (Mobile device environment in which employees are allowed to use their personally owned devices to access, store, and process data belonging to their employers or organizations.)
byte - (The amount of memory space needed to store one character, which is normally 8 bits.)