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IPS

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Intrusion Prevention System

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RPO

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Recovery Point Objective

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RTO

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Recovery Time Objective

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DNS

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Domain Name System

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XSS

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Cross-state Scripting

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CRSS

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Cross-site Scripting

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XSRF

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Cross-site Request Forgery

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VLAN

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Virtual LAN

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VDI

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Virtual Desktop Infrastructure

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SaaS

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Software as a Service

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PaaS

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Platform as a service

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FaaS

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Function as a Service

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IaC

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Infrastructure as Code

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CASB

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Cloud Access Security Broker

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AUP

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Accessible Use Policy

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NGFW

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Next Gen Fire Wall

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EDR

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Endpoint Detection and Response

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TOTP

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Time-based One-time Password

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2FA

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Two-factor Authentication

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FRR

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False Rejection Rate

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FAR

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False Acceptance Rate

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SDLC

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Software Development Life Cycle

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MDM

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Mobile Device Management

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HIDS

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Host Intrusion Detection System

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NIPS

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Net Intrusion Prevention System

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HSM

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Hardware Security Management -or- Hardware Security Modules

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WAF

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Web Access Firewall

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NAC

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Net Access Control

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NIDS

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Net Intrusion Detection System

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SSO

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Single Sign-on

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SOAR

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Secure Orchestration, Automation, and Response

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SDN

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Software Defined Network

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NDA

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Non-Disclosure Agreement

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BGP

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Border Gateway Protocol

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DNSSEC

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Domain Name System Security Extension

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SSH

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Secure Shell

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HTTP(S)

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Hyper Text Transfer Protocol (over SSL/TLS)

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MitM

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Man in the Middle (on-path)

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VPN

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Virtual Private Network

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CSP

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Cloud Service Provider

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T US IC

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The United States Intelligence Community

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C2

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Command and Control

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AWS

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Amazon Web Service

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CCO

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Chief Compliance Officer

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CEO

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Chief Executive Officer

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HSM

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Hardware Security Module

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UTM

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Unified Threat Management

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OSPF

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Open Shortest Path First

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EIGRP

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Enhanced Interior Gateway Routing Protocol

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TLS

A

Transport Layer Security

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MitB (MiB)

A

Man in the Browser (Trojan)

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MAC

A

Media Access Control

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53
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DDoS

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Distributed Denial-of-Service (Attack)

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ISP

A

Internet Service Provider

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UDP

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User Datagram Protocol

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ICMP

A

Internet Control Message Protocol

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API

A

Application Programming Interface

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JSON

A

JavaScript Object Notation

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YAML

A

Yet Another Markup Language

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SWG

A

Secure Web Gateway

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VPC

A

Virtual Private Cloud

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SDN

A

Software Defined Network

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SDV

A

Software Defined Visibility

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CBT

A

Computer Based Training

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CIA/DAD

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Confidentiality, Integrity, Availability / Disclosure, Alteration, Denial

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HIPPA

A

Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act

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PCI DSS

A

Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard

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IOCTA/EUROPOL

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Internet Organized Crime Threat Assessment / European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Cooperation

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APT

A

Advanced Persistent Threat

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OSINT

A

Open Source Intelligence

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CISA

A

Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency

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TTP

A

Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures

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RAT

A

Remote Access Trojan

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MBR

A

Master Boot Record

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DRM

A

Digital Rights Management

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IRC

A

Internet Relay Chat

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OWASP

A

Open Web Application Security Project

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PUP

A

Potentially Unwanted Program

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VBA

A

Visual Basic for Applications

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AI/ML

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Artificial Intelligence / Machine Learning

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CFO

A

Chief Financial Officer

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SPIM

A

Spam over Instant Message

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ISACs

A

Information Sharing and Analysis Centers

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TAXII

A

Trusted Automated eXchange of Indicator Information Protocol

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IoC

A

Indicators of Compromise

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MSSP

A

Managed Security Service Provider

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PII

A

Personal Identifiable Information

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VoIP

A

Voice over IP

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SIEM

A

Security Information and Event Management

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MTTR

A

Mean Time to Recovery -or- Mean Time to Restore

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NFC

A

Near-field Communications

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TPM

A

Trusted Platform Module

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FTP

A

File Transfer Protocol

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SMTP

A

Simple Mail Transfer Protocol

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DHCP

A

Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol

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TFTP

A

Trivial File Transfer Protocol

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POP3

A

Post Office Protocol

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NNTP

A

Network News Transport Protocol

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NTP

A

Network Time Protocol

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IMAP4

A

Internet Messaging Access Protocol

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SNMP

A

Simple Network Management Protocol

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UEM

A

Unified Endpoint Management

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CVE

A

Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures

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RoE

A

Rules of Engagement

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PR

A

Privileges Required

Not to be confused with Public Relations

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NIST

A

National Institute of Standards and Technology

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LAN

A

Local Area Network

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ARP

A

Address Resolution Protocol

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DOM-based XSS

A

Document Object Model-based Cross-site Scripting

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SSI

A

Self-sovereign identity

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FIM

A

File Integrity Monitoring

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AES

A

Advanced Encryption Standard

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OCSP

A

Online Certificate Status Protocol

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EV

A

Extended Validation

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CA

A

Certificate Authorities

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SAE

A

Simultaneous Authentication of Equals

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PFX

A

Personal Exchange Format

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IdP

A

Identity Provider

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RADIUS

A

Remote Authentication Dial-In User Service

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SMS

A

Short Message Service

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RBAC

A

Role-Based Access Control

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CER

A

Cross-over Error Rate

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DAC

A

Discretionary Access Control

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EMI

A

Electro Magnetic Interference

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RFID

A

Radio Frequency Identification

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GDPR

A

General Data Protection Regulation

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DPO

A

Data Protection Officer

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PHI

A

Protected Health Information

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IDS

A

Intrusion Detection System

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MSA

A

Master Service Agreement

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CIS

A

Center for Internet Security

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USB OTG

A

USB On-the-Go

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FDE

A

Full Device Encryption

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PSK

A

Pre-shared Key

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COPE

A

Corporate-Owned, Personally-Enabled

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SoC

A

System on a Chip

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SCADA

A

Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition

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RTOS

A

Real-Time Operating System

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