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Acronyms Flashcards

1
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What does the acronym AAA stand for in security?

A

Authentication, Authorization, and Accounting

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True or False: AES stands for Advanced Encryption Standard.

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True

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Fill in the blank: DDoS stands for _____ Denial of Service.

A

Distributed

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What does the acronym IPS stand for?

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Intrusion Prevention System

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Which of the following is a type of malware? (A) IPS (B) Ransomware (C) VPN

A

B

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What does the acronym VPN stand for?

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Virtual Private Network

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True or False: CIA in cybersecurity refers to Confidentiality, Integrity, and Availability.

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True

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What does the acronym SIEM stand for?

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Security Information and Event Management

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9
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Fill in the blank: SSL stands for _____ Sockets Layer.

A

Secure

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What does the acronym IDS stand for?

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Intrusion Detection System

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Which of the following does not belong? (A) MFA (B) PKI (C) BIOS

A

C

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What does the acronym PKI stand for?

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Public Key Infrastructure

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13
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True or False: RDP stands for Remote Desktop Protocol.

A

True

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14
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What does the acronym NIST stand for?

A

National Institute of Standards and Technology

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15
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Fill in the blank: WAF stands for _____ Application Firewall.

A

Web

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16
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What does the acronym BYOD stand for?

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Bring Your Own Device

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17
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Which of the following is an example of a hash function? (A) MD5 (B) AES (C) RSA

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A

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What does the acronym FIM stand for?

A

File Integrity Monitoring

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19
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True or False: SOC stands for Security Operations Center.

A

True

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20
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What does the acronym MFA stand for?

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Multi-Factor Authentication

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21
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Fill in the blank: XSS stands for _____ Script.

A

Cross-Site

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22
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What does the acronym SSO stand for?

A

Single Sign-On

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23
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Which of the following is a type of attack? (A) DDoS (B) VPN (C) SSL

A

A

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What does the acronym TTP stand for?

A

Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures

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25
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True or False: GDPR stands for General Data Protection Regulation.

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True

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26
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What does the acronym CISO stand for?

A

Chief Information Security Officer

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27
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Fill in the blank: IAM stands for _____ Access Management.

A

Identity

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28
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What does the acronym EDR stand for?

A

Endpoint Detection and Response

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29
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Which of the following is not a type of phishing? (A) Spear Phishing (B) Whaling (C) Scanning

A

C

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30
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What does the acronym RPO stand for?

A

Recovery Point Objective

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31
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True or False: RTO stands for Recovery Time Objective.

A

True

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32
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What does the acronym VLAN stand for?

A

Virtual Local Area Network

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33
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Fill in the blank: APT stands for _____ Persistent Threat.

A

Advanced

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34
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What does the acronym SOC stand for?

A

Security Operations Center

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35
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Which of the following is a network security device? (A) IDS (B) RDP (C) VPN

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A

36
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What does the acronym CCPA stand for?

A

California Consumer Privacy Act

37
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True or False: DHCP stands for Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol.

A

True

38
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What does the acronym SSL/TLS stand for?

A

Secure Sockets Layer / Transport Layer Security

39
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Fill in the blank: IoT stands for _____ of Things.

A

Internet

40
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What does the acronym OSINT stand for?

A

Open Source Intelligence

41
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Which of the following is a common type of attack? (A) SQL Injection (B) VPN (C) SSL

A

A

42
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What does the acronym CVE stand for?

A

Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures

43
Q

True or False: Nmap is a network scanning tool.

A

True

44
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What does the acronym RADIUS stand for?

A

Remote Authentication Dial-In User Service

45
Q

Fill in the blank: SAML stands for _____ Assertion Markup Language.

A

Security

46
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What does the acronym DLP stand for?

A

Data Loss Prevention

47
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Which of the following is a type of firewall? (A) WAF (B) VPN (C) IDS

A

A

48
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What does the acronym BIA stand for?

A

Business Impact Analysis

49
Q

True or False: AUP stands for Acceptable Use Policy.

A

True

50
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What does the acronym SAST stand for?

A

Static Application Security Testing

51
Q

Fill in the blank: PII stands for _____ Identifiable Information.

A

Personally

52
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What does the acronym AV stand for in security?

A

Antivirus

53
Q

Which of the following is a security framework? (A) COBIT (B) RDP (C) WAF

A

A

54
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What does the acronym NDR stand for?

A

Network Detection and Response

55
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True or False: MITM stands for Man-In-The-Middle.

A

True

56
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What does the acronym CASB stand for?

A

Cloud Access Security Broker

57
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Fill in the blank: SSO stands for _____ Sign-On.

A

Single

58
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Which of the following is a type of encryption? (A) SHA (B) AES (C) IDS

A

B

59
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What does the acronym ZTA stand for?

A

Zero Trust Architecture

60
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True or False: IR stands for Incident Response.

A

True

61
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Fill in the blank: SIEM stands for Security Information and _____ Management.

A

Event

62
Q

Which of the following is a type of malware? (A) Spyware (B) VPN (C) WAF

A

A

63
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What does the acronym GDPR stand for?

A

General Data Protection Regulation

64
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True or False: CVSS stands for Common Vulnerability Scoring System.

A

True

65
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What does the acronym HIPS stand for?

A

Host Intrusion Prevention System

66
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Fill in the blank: IRP stands for Incident Response _____

A

Plan

67
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What does the acronym SANS stand for?

A

SysAdmin, Audit, Network, and Security

68
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Which of the following is a type of cyber threat? (A) Malware (B) VPN (C) SSL

A

A

69
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What does the acronym RAS stand for?

A

Remote Access Service

70
Q

True or False: BCP stands for Business Continuity Plan.

A

True

71
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What does the acronym MDM stand for?

A

Mobile Device Management

72
Q

Fill in the blank: CISO stands for Chief Information Security _____

A

Officer

73
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What does the acronym EAP stand for?

A

Extensible Authentication Protocol

74
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Which of the following is a network protocol? (A) FTP (B) WAF (C) DLP

A

A

75
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True or False: APT stands for Advanced Persistent Threat.

A

True

76
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What does the acronym CSRF stand for?

A

Cross-Site Request Forgery

77
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Fill in the blank: TTP stands for Tactics, Techniques, and _____

A

Procedures

78
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What does the acronym WIPS stand for?

A

Wireless Intrusion Prevention System

79
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Which of the following is a type of attack? (A) DDoS (B) RDP (C) VPN

A

A

80
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True or False: IDS stands for Intrusion Detection System.

A

True

81
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What does the acronym CIRT stand for?

A

Computer Incident Response Team

82
Q

Fill in the blank: PGP stands for Pretty Good _____

A

Privacy

83
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What does the acronym WAF stand for?

A

Web Application Firewall

84
Q

Which of the following is a type of security control? (A) Preventive (B) VPN (C) RDP

A

A

85
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What does the acronym TSL stand for?

A

Transport Layer Security

86
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Fill in the blank: AUP stands for Acceptable Use _____

A

Policy

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