November 22, 2009

active content

Last modified: Wednesday, February 20, 2002 

Refers to content on a Web site that is either interactive, such as Internet polls or opt-in features, or dynamic, such as animated GIFs, stock tickers, weather maps, JavaScript applications, embedded objects, streaming video and audio or ActiveX applications. Streaming video and audio rely on browser plug-ins, such as RealPlayer, to display active content.
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The purpose of this paper from the SANS Institute is to construct a basic understanding of the threat that active content poses to information security.

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