Microsoft Partnering 101


Phishing

A cyberattack that deceives users into revealing sensitive information.

Partner

An individual or organization that formally collaborates with another company.

Windows

A family of proprietary operating systems from Microsoft.

Multicloud

An IT strategy that uses services from two or more cloud providers.

Multifactor Authentication (MFA)

A security process requiring two or more independent verification factors.

Managed Services Provider (MSP)

A third-party company that remotely manages a client's IT infrastructure.

Malware

Software intentionally designed to damage system.

Network

An interconnected system of computers.

Least Privilege

A security principle requiring that users operate with only the minimum access permissions.

Threat Intelligence

The evidence-based collection and analysis of information about cyber threats.

Identity and Access Management (IAM)

A framework of policies that manage digital identities and regulate user authentication.

Hyperscale

An architecture that enables systems to scale resources across large infrastructures.

Hybrid Cloud

An IT architecture that integrates on-premises or private cloud resources with public cloud services.

Hallucination

An AI-generated output that presents false or fabricated information as fact.

Graphical User Interface (GUI)

A computer interface that enables user interaction through graphical elements.