U - Definitions
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unified threat management (UTM)
Unified threat management (UTM) describes an information security (infosec) system that provides a single point of protection against threats, including viruses, worms, spyware and other malware, and network attacks.
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user account provisioning
User account provisioning is a business process for creating and managing access to resources in an information technology (IT) system. To be effective, an account provisioning process should ensure that the creation of accounts and provisioning of access to software and data is is consistent and simple to administer.
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user authentication
User authentication verifies the identity of a user attempting to gain access to a network or computing resource by authorizing a human-to-machine transfer of credentials during interactions on a network to confirm a user's authenticity.
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user behavior analytics (UBA)
User behavior analytics (UBA) is the tracking, collecting and assessing of user data and activities using monitoring systems.