A popular free social networking website that allows registered users to create profiles, upload photos and videos, send messages and keep in touch with friends, family and colleagues.
F
Facebook
FaceTime
An Apple video telephony application that allows users to engage in one-on-one video chat over the internet.
Facility
A physical space where business is performed. For example, a facility can be a building, a floor of a building or a designated space on the floor of a building.
Fake email
Sending counterfeit email by using a legitimate sender's address without their knowledge.
Fake trader
A trader that is in not legitimate.
Fake Twitter accounts
Twitter accounts that are not legitimate.
Fake website
Websites that are not legitimate.
Fax machine
A device that allows copies of documents to be sent over a telephone network.
Fibre
A particularly lightweight thread of execution. Like threads, fibres share address space. However, fibres use cooperative multitasking while threads use pre-emptive multitasking.
FIPS
Federal Information Processing Standard
Firefox
A free and open source web browser developed by the Mozilla Foundation.
Firewall
A network device that filters incoming and outgoing network data based on a series of rules.
Firmware
Software embedded in ICT equipment.
Five-Eyes
An Anglophone intelligence alliance comprising Australia, Canada, New Zealand, the United Kingdom and the United States of America.
Flash memory media
A specific type of electrically erasable programmable read-only memory.
Flash Player
Computer software for using content created with Adobe Flash, including viewing multimedia content, executing rich internet applications, and streaming audio and video.
Flaw
A defect, fault or imperfection, especially one that is hidden or unknown.
Fly lead
A lead that connects ICT equipment to the fixed infrastructure of a facility. For example, the lead that connects a workstation to a network wall socket.
Foreign national
A person who is not an Australian citizen.
Foreign system
A system that is not solely owned and managed by the Australian Government.
Fraud
Intentional deception to secure unfair or unlawful gain, or to deprive a victim of a legal right.
Fraud Week
When multiple organisations promote anti-fraud awareness and education to minimise the impact of fraud.
Fuzzing
A method used to discover errors or potential security vulnerabilities in software. Also called 'fuzz testing'.
