Acronyms Flashcards

1
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URL

A

Uniform Resource Locator

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ARP

A

Address Resolution Protocol

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DNS

A

Domain Name Service

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IP

A

Internet Protocol

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TCP

A

Transmission Control Protocol

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UDP

A

User Datagram Protocol

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WEP

A

Wired Equivalent Privacy

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WPA

A

Wi-Fi Protected Access

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SCAP

A

Security Control Automation Protocol

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ROE

A

Rules of Engagement (Penetration Testing)

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CMMI

A

Capability Maturing Model Integration

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OSI

A

Open System Interconnection (Model)

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MITM

A

Man-in-the-Middle (Attack)

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DoS

A

Denial of Service

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DDoS

A

Distributed Denial of Service

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16
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IRC

A

Internet Relay Chat

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FTP

A

File Transfer Protocol

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18
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SSH

A

Secure Shell

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RDP

A

Remote Desktop Protocol

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20
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SMTP

A

Simple Mail Transfer Protocol

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21
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POP

A

Post Office Protocol

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22
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IMAP

A

Internet Message Access Protocol

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HTTP

A

HyperText Transfer Protocol

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24
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HTTPS

A

HyperText Transfer Protocol - Secure

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25
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ICMP

A

Internet Control Message Protocol

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NAT

A

Network Address Translation

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WAP

A

Wireless Access Point

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AP

A

Access Point

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MAC

A

Machine Access Code

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ACL

A

Access Control List

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DMZ

A

Demilitarised Zone

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32
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SSL

A

Secure Sockets Layer

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33
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TLS

A

Transport Layer Security

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34
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VPN

A

Virtual Private Network

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35
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IPSec

A

Internet Protocol Security

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36
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ESP

A

Encapsulating Security Payload (IPSec)

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37
Q

AH

A

Authentication Headers

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38
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SAs

A

Security Associations

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39
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IDS

A

Intrusion Detection System

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40
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IPS

A

Intrusion Prevention System

41
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SPAN

A

Switch Port Analyser

42
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UTM

A

Unified Threat Management

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STP

A

Spanning Tree Protocol

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SIEM

A

Security Information and Event Management

45
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SNMP

A

Simple Network Management Protocol

46
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SSID

A

Service Set Identifier

47
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NAS

A

Network Attached Storage

48
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SAN

A

Storage Area Network

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MIMO

A

Multiple Input, Multiple Output

50
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TKIP

A

Temporal Key Integrity Protocol

51
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AES

A

Advanced Encryption Standard

52
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PSK

A

Preshared Key

53
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EAP

A

Extensible Authentication Protocol

54
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CCMP

A

Counter Mode Cipher Block Chaining Message Authentication Code Protocol

55
Q

LEAP

A

Light EAP

EAP: Extensible Authentication Protocol

56
Q

PEAP

A

Protected EAP

EAP: Extensible Authentication Protocol

57
Q

TTLS

A

Tunneled TLS

TLS: Transport Layer Security

58
Q

FAST

A

Flexible Authentication via Secure Tunneling

59
Q

WORM

A

Write Once, Read Many

60
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NTP

A

Network Time Protocol

61
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DLP

A

Data Loss Prevention

62
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NAC

A

Network Access Control

63
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AC

A

Access Control

64
Q

SEG

A

Secure Email Gateway

65
Q

SFTP

A

Secure FTP

FTP: File Transfer Protocol

66
Q

RFC

A

Request for Change

67
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GPO

A

Group Policy Object

68
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FIM

A

File Integrity Monitoring

69
Q

DEP

A

Data Execution Prevention

70
Q

S/MIME

A

Secure/Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions

71
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MDM

A

Mobile Device Management

72
Q

BYOD

A

Bring Your Own Device

73
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CYOD

A

Choose Your Own Device

74
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COPE

A

Company Owner, Personally Enabled

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VDI

A

Virtual Desktop Infrastructure

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RTP

A

Real Time Protocol

77
Q

SRTP

A

Secure RTP

RTP: Real Time Protocol

78
Q

VoIP

A

Voice over IP

79
Q

DNSSEC

A

DNS Secure

DNS + Digital Certificates

80
Q

DHCP

A

Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol

81
Q

LDAP

A

Lightweight Directory Access Protocol

82
Q

LDAPS

A

LDAP Secure
(Encrypted
LDAP: Lightweight Directory Access Protocol)

83
Q

FTPS

A

FTP Secure [ FTP + TLS ]

FTP: File Transfer Protocol

84
Q

SFTP

A

Secure FTP [ FTP over SSH ]

FTP: File Transfer Protocol

85
Q

SCP

A

Secure Copy Protocol

SCP uses SSH

86
Q

TFTP

A

Trivial FTP – [Insecure]

FTP: File Transfer Protocol

87
Q

HSM

A

Hardware Security Modules

88
Q

PUP

A

Potentially Unwanted Program

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Q

VBA

A

Visual Basic for Applications

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APT

A

Advanced Persistent Threat

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CybOX

A

Cyber Observable eXpression

92
Q

STIX

A

Structured Threat Information eXpression

93
Q

TAXII

A

Trusted Automated eXchange of Information

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Q

ISAC

A

Information Sharing and Analysis Centre

95
Q

TTP

A

Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures

96
Q

SOAR

A

Security Orchestration, Automation, and Response

97
Q

PCI DSS

A

Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard

98
Q

ASV

A

Approved Scanning Vendor

99
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FISMA

A

Federal Information Security