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Glossary: Application and Credential Attacks, and AI Risks

ASLR (address space layout randomization)

Also written: ASLR, address space layout randomization

A built-in defense that puts a program's memory in random places on each run. An attacker exploiting a buffer overflow then cannot predict where to jump.

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buffer overflowDEP (data execution prevention)stack canary