--- title: Glossary | Revyz.io description: A useful glossary of terms useful for data backup and recovery in the Atlassian Jira and Confluence Cloud ecosystem. --- [Skip to content](https://www.revyz.io/glossary#main-content) Close [Back To Home](https://www.revyz.io?hsLang=en) [![](https://www.revyz.io/hubfs/RevyzLogo.svg)![Revyz Logo White](https://www.revyz.io/hubfs/Revyz%20Logo%20White.svg)](https://www.revyz.io/?hsLang=en) [Back To Home](https://www.revyz.io?hsLang=en) TABLE OF CONTENTS loading... ### A #### **API (Application Programming Interface)** A set of protocols and tools for building software and applications. It allows different software systems to communicate with each other. #### **Attachment Malware Protection** A feature that scans and protects files attached to Jira and Confluence against malware threats, ensuring data security. ### B #### **Backup & Restore** The process of creating copies of data to protect against loss and restoring it in case of data corruption or deletion. #### **Backup Blindspot** Areas or scenarios where backup procedures may fail or miss data, potentially leading to incomplete data restoration. #### **Bitbucket** A Git-based source code repository hosting service, primarily used for version control and collaboration. ### C #### **Cloud Backup & Recovery** Services and technologies used to back up data to a remote, cloud-based server and recover that data when needed. #### **Cloud Disaster Recovery** A cloud-based solution for restoring data and applications following a disaster, ensuring minimal downtime. #### **Cloud Fortified** A certification indicating that an app meets certain standards of security and reliability for cloud deployments, often required by Atlassian Marketplace. #### **Cloud Migration** The process of moving data, applications, or other business elements to a cloud computing environment. #### **Cloud Security** A set of policies, controls, and technologies that work together to protect cloud-based systems and data. #### **Confluence** A collaboration tool used by teams to share and organize information. It integrates seamlessly with Jira for project management. #### **Configuration Management** A practice in IT that involves maintaining the consistency of a system's performance and functional attributes with its requirements, design, and operational information. ### D #### **Data Encryption** The process of converting data into a coded format to prevent unauthorized access, ensuring the security and privacy of data. #### **Data Residency** The physical or geographical location of an organization's data. It often relates to compliance requirements and data sovereignty. #### **Data Retention Policy** A policy that defines how long data should be kept and the procedures for securely disposing of it when no longer needed. #### **Disaster Recovery Plan (DRP)** A documented, structured approach that describes how an organization can quickly resume work after an unplanned incident. [View Disaster Recovery Articles](https://www.revyz.io/blog/tag/disaster-recovery-planning?hsLang=en) ### E #### **eBook** A digital book format used to share detailed guides and resources, often available for download on the Revyz website. #### **eDiscovery & Legal Hold** Processes used to locate and secure data that may be used as evidence in legal cases. #### **Encryption Key Management** The process of administering or managing cryptographic keys in a cryptosystem. #### **End-to-End Encryption** A system of communication where only communicating users can read the messages, preventing third-party access. ### I #### **Incident Management** The process of identifying, analyzing, and correcting hazards to prevent a future re-occurrence. #### **Integration** The process of linking together different computing systems and software applications physically or functionally. ### J #### **Jira** A project management tool used for issue tracking and project planning, commonly used in software development. ### L #### **Load Balancing** The process of distributing network or application traffic across multiple servers to ensure reliability and performance. #### **Log Management** The practice of handling large volumes of computer-generated log messages (logs) from a variety of sources. ### M #### **Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA)** A security system that requires more than one method of authentication from independent categories of credentials to verify the user's identity. ### P #### **Phishing** A method of trying to gather personal information using deceptive e-mails and websites. #### **Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS)** A cloud computing model that provides a platform allowing customers to develop, run, and manage applications without the complexity of building and maintaining the infrastructure. #### **Privacy Policy** A statement that discloses how an organization gathers, uses, discloses, and manages a customer or client's data. ### R #### **Ransomware** A type of malicious software designed to block access to a computer system until a sum of money is paid. #### **Recovery Point Objective (RPO)** The maximum acceptable amount of data loss measured in time. It defines the point in time to which systems and data must be recovered after a disaster. #### **Recovery Time Objective (RTO)** The maximum amount of time an organization can tolerate the absence of a particular service or function after a disaster. #### **Role-Based Access Control (RBAC)** A method of regulating access to computer or network resources based on the roles of individual users within an organization. ### S #### **SaaS (Software as a Service)** A software distribution model in which applications are hosted by a service provider and made available to customers over the internet. #### **Sensitive Data Governance** The management of sensitive data to ensure its confidentiality, integrity, and availability. #### **Shared Responsibility** The Shared Responsibility Model is a security and compliance framework that outlines the responsibilities of cloud service providers and customers for securing every aspect of the cloud environment, [View Articles on Shared Responsibility](https://www.revyz.io/blog/tag/shared-responsibility?hsLang=en)   #### **SOC2 Compliance** A framework for managing customer data based on five "trust service principles"—security, availability, processing integrity, confidentiality, and privacy. #### **Single Sign-On (SSO)** An authentication process that allows a user to access multiple applications with one set of login credentials. #### **Site Analytics** The measurement, collection, analysis, and reporting of web data to understand and optimize web usage. #### **Snapshot** A backup of a system or data at a specific point in time, used for recovery purposes. #### **Source Code Management (SCM)** The process of tracking and managing changes to software code. ### T #### **Two-Factor Authentication (2FA)** An additional layer of security requiring not only a password and username but also something that only the user has on them, such as a physical token or a mobile app, to verify identity. #### **Tokenization** The process of substituting a sensitive data element with a non-sensitive equivalent, known as a token. ### V #### **Version Control** The practice of tracking and managing changes to software code. Tools like Git are commonly used for this purpose. #### **Vulnerability Assessment** The process of identifying, quantifying, and prioritizing (or ranking) the vulnerabilities in a system. ### W #### **Web Application Firewall (WAF)** A security device or software that filters, monitors, and blocks HTTP traffic to and from a web application, providing protection from various attacks. #### **Workflows** A set of tasks that are organized to achieve a specific business outcome, often automated using tools like Jira. www.revyz.io © 2026 Revyz. 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