Acronyms Flashcards
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3DES
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Triple Data Encryption Standard
2
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AAA
A
Authentication, Authorization, and Accounting
3
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ABAC
A
Attribute Based Access Control
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ACL
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Access Control List
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AD
A
Active Directory
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AES / AES256
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Advanced Encryption Standard / 256 bit
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AH
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Authentication Header; supports authentication and integrity only.
8
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AI
A
Artificial Intelligence
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AIS
A
Automated Indicator Sharing -
enables organizations to share and receive machine-readable cyber threat indicators (CTIs)
10
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ALE
A
Annualized Loss Expectancy
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AP
A
Access Point
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API
A
Application Programming Interface
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APT
A
Advanced Persistent Threat
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ARO
A
Annualized Rate of Occurence
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ARP
A
Address Resolution Protocol
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ASLR
A
Address Space Layout Randomization
17
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ASP
A
Active Server Pages - is Microsoft’s first server-side scripting language and engine for dynamic web pages
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ATT&K
A
Adversarial Tactics and Techniques
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AUP
A
Acceptable Use Policy
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AV
A
Antivirus
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BASH
A
Bourne Again Shell
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BCP
A
Business Continuity Planning
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BGP
A
Border Gateway Protocol
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BIA
A
Business Impact Analysis
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BIOS
Basic Input Output System
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BPA
Business Partnership Agreement
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BPDU
Bridge Protocol Data Unit
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BSSID
Basic Service Set Identifier
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BYOD
Bring Your Own Device
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CA
Certificate Authority
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CAPTCHA
Completely Automated Public Turing - test to tell humans and computers apart
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CAR
Corrective Action Report
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CASB
Cloud Access Security Broker
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CBC
Cipher Block Chaining
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CBT
Computer Based Training
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CCMP
Counter-mode CBC-MAC Protocol - an enhanced data cryptographic encapsulation mechanism designed for data confidentiality
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CCTV
Closed Circuit Television
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CERT
Computer Emergency Response Team
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CFB
Cipher Feedback
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CHAP
Challenge Handshake Authentication Protocol
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CIO
Chief Information Officer
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CIRT
Computer Incident Response Team
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CIS
Center for Internet Security
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CMS
Content Management System
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CN
Common Name
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COPE
Corporate Owned, Personally Enabled
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CP
Contingency Planning
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CRC
Cyclic Redundancy Check
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CRL
Certificate Revocation List
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CSA- (not certif sign authority)
Cloud Security Alliance
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CSIRT
Computer Security Incident response Team
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CSO
Chief Security Officer
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CSR
Certificate Signing Request
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CSRF/xsrf
Cross-Site Request Forgery
1: Exploits the trust a website has in the user's web browser, 2: User submits an unauthorized request to the server, and 3: The website executes the attacker's request
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CSU
Channel Service Unit
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CTM
Counter-Mode
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CTO
Chief Technology Officer
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CVE
Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures - open source list (database) of computer security flaws.
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CVSS
Common Vulnerability Scoring System: 0 to 10, with 10 being the most severe.
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CYOD
Choose Your Own Device
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DAC
Discretionary Access Control
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DBA
Database Administrator
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DDoS
Distributed Denial of Service
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DEP
Data Execution Prevention: Microsoft technology that prevent buffer overflow attacks and executable code from launching; systems level memory protection
65
DER
Distinguished Encoding Rules -encoding for x.509 certificates and private keys; .der and .cer file extensions.
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DES, not digital
Data Encryption Standard
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DHCP
Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol
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DHE
Diffie-Hellman Ephemeral
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DKIM
Domain Keys Identified Mail
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DLL
Dynamic Link Library
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DLP
Data Loss Prevention
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DMARC
Domain Message Authentication Reporting and Conformance - DNS text record
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DNAT
Destination Network Address Transaction
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DNS
Domain Name System
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DNSSEC
Domain Name System Security Extensions
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DoS
Denial of Service
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DPO
Data Protection Officer
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DRP
Disaster Recovery Plan
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DSA
Digital Signature Algorithm
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DSL
Digital Subscriber Line
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EAP
Extensible Authentication Protocol
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ECB
Electronic Code Book
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ECC
Elliptic-Curve Cryptography
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ECDHE
Elliptic-Curve Diffie Hellman Ephemeral
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ECDSA
Elliptic Curve Digital Signature Algorithm
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EDR
Endpoint Detection and Response
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EFS
Encrypted File System
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EIP
Extended Instruction Pointer -tells the computer where to go next to execute the next command and controls the flow of a program.
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EOL
End of Life
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EOS
End of Service
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ERP
Enterprise Resource Planning
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ESN
Electronic Serial Number
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ESP
Encapsulating Security Payload; supports CIA, Confidentiality, Integrity, and authentication
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ESSID
Extended Service-Set Identifier
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FACL
File system Access Control List
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FDE
Full Disk Encryption
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FIM
File Integrity Monitoring
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FPGA
Field Programmable Gate Array- A processor that can be programmed for a specific function by the customer, not manufacturer.
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FRR
False Rejection Rate
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FTP
File Transfer Protocol
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CAC
Common Access Card
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CA
Certificate Authority
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CER
Crossover Error Rate
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COOP
Continuity of Operations Plan
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CSP
Cloud Service Provider
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DFIR
Digital Forensics and Investigation Report
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108
BCRYPT
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EAP-FAST
Extensible Authentication Protocol - Flexible Authentication via Secure Tunneling: wireless authentication protocol using a tls tunnel
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FAR
False Acceptance Rate
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CER
Crossover Error Rate: The rate where the biometric FAR and FRR are equal.
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FAT
File Allocation Table: time stamps are local to the device.
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CSF
Cybersecurity Framework :nist guidlines, standards, and framework to improve posture
