Scope Creep
Uncontrolled changes or added objectives in a project’s scope. This phenomenon can occur when the scope of a project is not properly documented, defined, or controlled. It is generally considered a negative occurrence, and thus, should be avoided.
Secure Multi-Party Computation
A cryptographic protocol that allows multiple parties to jointly compute a result without revealing their private inputs.
Security
The protection of information assets through the use of technology, processes, and training.
Self-Healing Capabilities
The ability of a system or network to detect and automatically recover from failures or disruptions without human intervention.
Self-Sovereign Identity
The concept that individuals have ownership and control over their digital identities and personal data, allowing them to manage and share it securely.
Semantic Mapping
The process of creating connections or mappings between data elements, attributes, or terms in different systems or domains to enable interoperability and data integration.
Sentiment Analysis
The process of determining and analyzing the emotional tone or sentiment expressed in text or speech.
Service Level Agreements
A contract between a service provider and its customers (internal and external) that documents what services the provider will furnish. SLAs measure the service provider’s performance and quality in a number of ways. In addition to establishing performance metrics, an SLA may include a plan for addressing downtime and documentation for how the service provider will compensate customers in the event of a contract breach. A formal agreement between a service provider and a client that outlines the agreed-upon levels of service, performance guarantees, and responsibilities.
Service-Oriented Architecture
An application architecture in which all functions, or services, are defined using a description language and have invokable interfaces that are called to perform business processes. SOA provides a strategic capability for integrating business processes, data, and organizational knowledge. Because interfaces are platform-independent, a client from any device using any operating system in any language can use the service.
Single Points of Failure
Components or elements within a system that, if they fail, can cause the entire system to fail or become unavailable.
