Acronyms Flashcards
1
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CIA Triad
A
Confidentiality, Integrity, Availability
2
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AAA framework
A
Authentication, Authorization, Accounting
3
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CA
A
Certificate Authority
4
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IT
A
Information Technology
5
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NAT
A
Network Access Translation
6
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VPN
A
Virtual Private Network
7
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PEP
A
Policy Enforcement Point
8
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CCTV
A
Closed Circuit Television
9
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API
A
Application Programming Interface
10
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SSD
A
solid state drive
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USB
A
universal serial bus
12
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EFS
A
Encrypting file system
13
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HTTP
A
hypertext transfer protocol
14
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HTTPS
A
hypertext transfer protocol secure
15
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SSL
A
Secure Sockets Layer
16
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TLS
A
Transport Layer Security
17
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IPSEC
A
Internet Protocol Security
18
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TPM
A
Trusted Platform Module
19
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HSM
A
Hardware Security Module
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CPU
A
Central Processing Unit
21
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ROM
A
Read Only Memory
22
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AES
A
Advanced Encryption Standard
23
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TCP
A
Transmission Control Protocol
24
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X.509
A
Digital Certificate Standard Format
25
SAN
Subject Alternative Name
26
CRL
Certificate Revocation List
27
OCSP
Online Certificate Status Protocol
28
APT
Advanced Persistent Threat
29
SMS
Short Message Service
30
SVG
Scalable Vector Graphic
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HTML
Hypertext Markup Language
32
PDF
Portable Document Format
33
WPA3
Wifi Protected Access 3
34
802.1x
Authentication Protocol that prevents access until authentication
35
UDP
User Datagram Protocol
36
MSP
Managed Service Provider
37
URL
Uniform Resource Locator
38
DLL
Dynamic Link Libraries
39
TOCTOU
Time of Check to Time of Use
40
SQL
Structured Query Language
41
XML
Extensible Markup Language
42
LDAP
Lightweight Directory Access Protocol
43
XSS
Cross Cite Scripting
44
CSS
Cascading Style Sheets
45
IOT
Internet of Things
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EOL
End of Life
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EOSL
End of Service Life
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IPS
Intrusion Prevention System
49
VM
Virtual Machine
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RAM
Random Access Memory
51
MFA
Multi Factor Authentication
52
CVSS
Common Vulnerability Scoring System
53
DOS
Denial of Service
54
DDOS
Distributed Denial of Service
55
RCE
Remote Code Execution
56
HVAC
Heating Ventilation Air Conditioning
57
FTP
File Transfer Protocol
58
SMTP
Simple Mail Transfer Protocol
59
IMAP
Internet Message Access Protocol
60
MDM
Mobile Device Manager
61
CVE
Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures
62
IDS
Intrusion Detection System
63
RAT
Remote Access Trojan
64
UEFI
Unified Extensible Firmware Interface
65
RFID
Radio Frequency Identification
66
NTP
Network Time Protocol
67
DNS
Domain Name System protocol
68
ICMP
Internet Control Message Protocol
69
IEEE
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
70
ARP
Address Resolution Protocol
71
MAC
Media Access Control address
72
SMBv1
Server Message Block version 1
73
PHP
Hypertext Preprocessor
74
CSRF
Cross Site Request Forgery
75
SHA 256
Secure Hash Algorithm 256
76
IOC
Indicators of Compromise
77
PCI
Payment Card Industry
78
ACL
Access Control List
79
FDE
Full Disc Encryption
80
SIEM
Security Infomation and Event Manager
81
EDR
Endpoint Detection and Response
82
HIPS
Host based Intrusion Prevention System
83
IaaS
Infrastructure as a Service
84
PaaS
Platform as a Service
85
SaaS
Software as a Service
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FaaS
Function as a Service
87
VLAN
Virtual Local Area Network
88
SDN
Software Defined Networking
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SCADA
Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition System
90
ICS
Industrial Control Systems
91
RTOS
Real Time Operating System
92
HA
High Availability
93
MTTR
Mean Time to Repair
94
UPS
Uninteruptable Power Supply
95
TCB
Trusted Computing Base
96
EAP
Extensible Authentication Protocol
97
UTM
Unified Threat Management Device
98
OSI
Open Systems Interconnection
99
NGFW
Next Generation Firewall
100
WAF
Web Application Firewall
101
SD-WAN
Software Defined Networking in a Wide Area Network
102
SASE
Secure Access Service Edge
103
CSV
Comma separated value
104
JSON
Javascript Object Notation
105
PII
Personally Identifiable Information
106
PHI
Protected Health Information
107
NDA
Non Disclosure Agreement
108
TLS
Transport Level Security
109
GDPR
General Data Protection Regulation (EU regulation)
110
GPS
Global Positioning System
111
COOP
Continuity of Operations Planning
112
WAN
Wide Area Network
