A gateway connects one network to another. An Internet gateway, for example, controls access to the Internet.

A legal document laying out the procedure that companies must follow with respect to the storage and handling of personal data belonging to residents of European Union (EU) countries. The GDPR requirements apply to both European and international organizations. The… Read Full Article

Generic detection refers to the detection and removal of multiple threats using a single signature. The starting-point for generic detection is that successful threats are often copied by others, or further refined by the original author(s). The result is a… Read Full Article

Geofencing is a technology for setting virtual boundaries and triggering events when these boundaries are crossed by a mobile device on which certain software is installed. Various geolocation technologies, such as GPS or triangulation of a signal from Wi-Fi access… Read Full Article

Use of computer system’s deficiencies to bypass individual limitations. Being in essence equal to a hack or exploit, glitching carries less danger from the attacker’s actions, often not meaning to cause any harm at all. The term is widely used… Read Full Article

A navigation system that receives and processes signals from several satellites in geostationary orbit. A GPS device analyzes the time taken for a signal to arrive from a satellite whose precise coordinates are known and compares data from several measurements… Read Full Article

GPRS extends the GSM standard for packet data exchange. It enables the transfer of Internet traffic over mobile cellular networks. Information is transmitted over unused voice communication channels, which is both an advantage and major drawback of the technology: GPRS… Read Full Article

A tool for copying site content according to certain features. Like web scrapers, grabbers collect information that can later be analyzed using a parser. The use of grabbed content risks copyright infringement.

An information transmission standard deployed in cellular networks. GSM is a second-generation digital protocol for exchanging voice and text data between network subscribers and base stations. The standard covers four frequency ranges: 850, 900, 1800, and 1900 MHz.