air gap

See also: airgap

English

Noun

air gap (plural air gaps)

1. (networking, computer security) A network security measure that consists of ensuring that a secure computer network is physically isolated from unsecured networks, such as the public Internet or an unsecured local area network.

   Synonym: airwall

   • 2016, William D. Bryant, International Conflict and Cyberspace Superiority: Theory and Practice, Routledge, →ISBN, page 153:

     The structure and design of Stuxnet confirms the Iranian air gap, as the attackers clearly designed Stuxnet to jump an air gap utilizing multiple methods.

2. Alternative spelling of airgap

Related terms

• air-gapped

Translations

network security measure

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 網閘／网闸 (wǎngzhá)

• Finnish: ilmaväli
• Russian: возду́шный зазо́р m (vozdúšnyj zazór)

References

• Kim Zetter, "Hacker Lexicon: What Is an Air Gap?", Wired, 8 December 2014.