{"id":9739,"date":"2025-09-24T12:54:05","date_gmt":"2025-09-24T10:54:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.virtual-solution.com\/glossary\/"},"modified":"2026-04-30T23:21:56","modified_gmt":"2026-04-30T21:21:56","slug":"glossary","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.virtual-solution.com\/en\/knowledge\/glossary-faq\/glossary\/","title":{"rendered":"Glossary"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"l-section wpb_row us_custom_02e992eb has_text_color height_medium\" id=\"header-big-screens\"><div class=\"l-section-h i-cf\"><div class=\"g-cols vc_row via_flex valign_top type_default stacking_default\"><div class=\"vc_col-sm-8 wpb_column vc_column_container has_text_color\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner us_custom_5844363b\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><div class=\"w-separator size_large\"><\/div><div class=\"wpb_text_column\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><h1 style=\"text-align: left;\">IT security glossary<\/h1>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">The IT security glossary from Virtual Solution. 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