PacketViper OT Terms and Acronyms

PacketViper OT Terms and Acronyms

Acronyms and Terms

  • OTR - PacketViper OT REMOTE (OTR) Security Solution for Distributed Operation

  • BSU - Boundary Security Unit. Located at the Internet/Enterprise IT Boundary 

  • CMU - Control and Management Unit. Located on Internal Boundary

  • RSU - Remote Security Unit. Located at Remote Boundary.

  • Context - Including country, business, segment, and flow for network communications

  • Bridge - Transparent Interconnects between network segments

  • Decoy - Deceptive element configured to respond and mimic services and processes.

  • Sensor -  Configured to detect, alert, and log anomalies.

  • Sirens - Deceptive elements that mimic device communication across the network

  • Threat - Malicious activities that intend to take advantage of network vulnerabilities.

  • Anomaly - Network behavior deviates from what is normal, standard, or expected.

  • Untrusted Device - An unknown IP detected (new IP device) on the network.

  • Untrusted Connection - An unknown network port detected on the network.


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