Acronyms Flashcards
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AIS
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Automated Indicator Sharing
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ASLR
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Address Space Layout Randomization
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ASP
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Active Server Pages
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BGP
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Border Gateway Protocol
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BPDU
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Bridge Protocol Data Unit
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CAR
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Corrective Action Report
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CBT
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Computer-Based Training
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CCMP
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Counter-Mode/CBC-MAC Protocol
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CFB
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Cipher Feedback
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CIS
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Center for Information Security
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CMS
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Content Management System
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CN
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Common Name
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CSR
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Certificate Signing Request
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CSU
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Channel Service Unit (digital link LAN to WAN)
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CTM
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Counter Mode
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CVSS
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Common Vulnerabilities Scoring System
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DEP
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Data Execution Prevention
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DER
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Distinguished Encoding Rules
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DKIM
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DomainKeys Identified Mail
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DMARC
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Domain-Based Message Authentication Reporting & Conformance - used DKIM and Sender Policy Framework (SPF)
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DPO
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Data Protection Officer
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DSA
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Digital Signature Algorithm
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ECB
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Electronic Code Book
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ECDSA
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Elliptic-Curve Digital Signature Algorithm
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EDR
Endpoint Detection and Response
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ESN
Electronic Serial Number
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ESP
Encapsulting Security Payload (Provides CIA)
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FACL
File System Access Control List
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FDE
Full Disk Encryption
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DNAT
Destination Network Address Translation - (hides the dest. private IP)
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FIM
File Integrity Monitoring
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FRR
False Rejection Rate
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GCM
Galois/Counter Mode
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GPG
GNU Privacy Guard - uses AES (symmetric) and RSA (Asymmetric) as update for PGP which used IDEA and RSA
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GRE
Generic Routing Encapsulation - Cisco Tunneling virtual PTP
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HMAC
Hash-Based Message Authentication Code
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HOTP
HMAC-Based One-Time Password
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IDF
Intermediate Distribution Frame - on building floor where cables connect to other floors
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IRC
Internet Relay Chat
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ISFW
Internal Segmentation Firewall
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KEK
Key Encryption Key
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MBR
Master Boot Record
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MFA
Multi-Factor Authentication
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MFD
MultiFunction Device
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MMS
Multimedia Message Service
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MPLS
MultiProtocol Label Switching
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MSA
Measurement Systems Analysis
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NAS
Network-Attached Storage
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NFV
Network Function Virtualization
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OCSP
Online Certificate Status Protocol
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OSI
Open Systems Interconnection
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OTA
Over-The-Air
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OTG
On-The-Go
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PAC
Proxy Auto Configuration
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PAM
Pluggable Authentication Modules or
Privilege Access Management
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PAP
Password Authentication Protocol
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PBKDF2
Password-Based Key Derivation Function 2
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PBX
Private Branch Exchange
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PDU
Power Distribution Unit
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PE
Portable Executable
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PED
Portable Electronic Device
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PEM
Privacy Enhanced Mail
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PFS
Perfect Forward Secrecy
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PIV
Personal Identity Verification
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PoC
Proof of Concept
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POTS
Plain Old Telephone Service
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PPP
Point-to-Point Protocol
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RAD
Rapid Application Development
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RAS
Remote Access Server
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RC4
Rivest Cipher v4
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RCS
Rich Communication Service
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RFC
Request for Comments
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RTBH
Remotely Triggered Black Hole
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RTOS
Real-Time Operating System
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RTP
Real-Time Transport Protocol
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S/MIME
Secure/Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions - provides encryption and Digital Signatures
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SAML
Security Assertions Markup Language - token sent for SSO (ex. Azure AD)
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SCAP
Security Content Automation Protocol - automate monitoring system vulnerabilities
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SCEP
Simple Certificate Enrollment Protocol
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SDK
Software Development Kit
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SDN
Software-Defined Networking
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SDV
Software-Defined Visibility
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SED
Self-Encrypting Drive
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SEH
Structured Exception Handling
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SHA
Secure Hashing Algorithm
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SIP
Session Initiation Protocol
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SLA
Service-Level Agreement
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SMS
Short Message Service
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SOAP
Simple Object Access Protocol - allows different Platforms to communicate with each other
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SoC
System on Chip
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SPF
Sender Policy Framework
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SQLi
SQL injection
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SRTP
Secure Real-Time Transport Protocol
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STIX
Structured Threat Information eXpression
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TAXII
Trusted Automated eXchange of Intelligence Information
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TKIP
Temporal Key Integrity Protocol
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TSIG
Transaction Signature
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UAT
User Acceptance Testing
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UEBA
User and Entity Behavior Analytics
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UEFI
Unified Extensible Firmware Interface
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UEM
Unified Endpoint Management
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VBA
Visual Basic for Applications
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VDE
Virtual Desktop Environment
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VDI
Virtual Desktop Infrastructure
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VLSM
Variable-Length Subnet Masking
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VTC
Video Teleconferencing
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JSON
JavaScript Object Notation
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One-Time Pad
Stream Cipher, encrypts with secret random key that is same length as plaintext input
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SAN
Subject Alternative Name - allows certificate owner to identify additional domain names and IP addresses supported
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MTD
Maximum Tolerable Downtime
