This glossary is from Learning Ransomware Response & Recovery by W. Curtis Preston and Dr. Mike Saylor. Browse all letters of the glossary or get the book.
GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) – European Union privacy regulation requiring breach notifications within 72 hours and imposing strict data protection requirements.
Geo-blocking – Security technique that restricts network access based on geographic location.
Ghidra – Free, open-source reverse engineering tool from the NSA for analyzing malware executables.
Golden Image – A pre-configured, verified clean template of an operating system and applications used for rapid, safe system rebuilds.
Group Policy Objects (GPO) – Windows feature that allows centralized management and configuration of operating systems and applications.
GUID Partition Table (GPT) – Modern partition table format that replaced MBR; can be infected with malware that loads before the operating system.