Acronyms Flashcards
3DES
Triple Digital Encryption System
AAA
Authentication authorization and accounting
ABAC
Attribute-based access control
ACL
Access control list
AES256
Advanced encryption standards 256
AH
Authentication header
ALE
Annualized loss expectancy
SLE × ARO = ALE
AP
Access point
API
Application program interface
APT
Advanced persistent threat
ARO
Annualized rate of occurrence
ARP
Address resolution protocol
ASLR
Address space layout randomization
ASP
Application service provider
AUP
Acceptance use policy
AV
Antivirus
BAC
Business availability center
BCP
Business continuity planning
BIA
Business impact analysis
BIOS
Basic input/output system
BPA
Business partners agreement
BPDU
Bridge protocol data unit
BYOD
Bring your own device
CA
Certificate authority
CAC
Common access card
CAN
Controller access network
CAPTCHA
Completely automated public tuning test to tell computers and humans apart
CAR
Corrective action report
CBC
Cipher block chaining
CCMP
Counter-mode/CBC-Mac protocol
CCTV
Closed-circuit television
CER
Certificate
CER
Cross-over error rate
CERT
Computer emergency response team
CFB
Cipher feedback
CHAP
Challenge handshake authentication protocol
CIO
Chief information officer
CIRT
Computer incident response team
CMS
Content management system
COOP
Continuity of operations plan
COPE
Corporate owned personally enabled
CP
Contingency plan
CRC
Cyclical redundancy check
CRL
Certificate revocation list
CSIRT
Computer security incident response team
CSO
Chief security officer
CSL
Cloud service provider
CSR
Certificate signing request
CSRF
Cross-site request forgery
CSU
Channel service unit
CTM
Counter-mode
CTO
Chief technology office
CTR
Counter
CYOD
Choose your own device
DAC
Discretionary access control
DBA
Database administrator
DDoS
Distributed denial of service
DEP
Data execution prevention
DER
Distinguished coding rules
DER
Distinguished encoding rules
DES
digital encryption standard
DFIR
Digital investigaron and forensics response
DHCP
Dynamic host configuration protocol
DHE
Data-handling electronics
DHE
Diffie-hellman ephemeral
DLL
Dynamic link library
DLP
Data lots prevention
DMZ
Demilitarized zone
MTBF
Mean time between failures
MTTF
Mean time to failure
MTTR
Meant time to recover/repair
MTU
Maximum transmission unit
NAC
Network access control
NAT
Network access translation
NDA
Non-disclosure agreement
NFC
Near field communication
NGAC
Next generation access control
NIDS
Network-based intrusion detection system
NIPS
Network-based intrusion protection system
NIST
National Institute of Standards and Technology
NTFS
New technology file system
NTLM
New technology LAN manager
NTP
Network time protocol
OAUTH
Open authorization
OCSP
Online certificate status protocol
OID
Object identifier