Acronyms Flashcards
1
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URL
A
Uniform Resource Locator
2
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ARP
A
Address Resolution Protocol
3
Q
DNS
A
Domain Name Service
4
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IP
A
Internet Protocol
5
Q
TCP
A
Transmission Control Protocol
6
Q
UDP
A
User Datagram Protocol
7
Q
WEP
A
Wired Equivalent Privacy
8
Q
WPA
A
Wi-Fi Protected Access
9
Q
SCAP
A
Security Control Automation Protocol
10
Q
ROE
A
Rules of Engagement (Penetration Testing)
11
Q
CMMI
A
Capability Maturing Model Integration
12
Q
OSI
A
Open System Interconnection (Model)
13
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MITM
A
Man-in-the-Middle (Attack)
14
Q
DoS
A
Denial of Service
15
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DDoS
A
Distributed Denial of Service
16
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IRC
A
Internet Relay Chat
17
Q
FTP
A
File Transfer Protocol
18
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SSH
A
Secure Shell
19
Q
RDP
A
Remote Desktop Protocol
20
Q
SMTP
A
Simple Mail Transfer Protocol
21
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POP
A
Post Office Protocol
22
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IMAP
A
Internet Message Access Protocol
23
Q
HTTP
A
HyperText Transfer Protocol
24
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HTTPS
A
HyperText Transfer Protocol - Secure
25
ICMP
Internet Control Message Protocol
26
NAT
Network Address Translation
27
WAP
Wireless Access Point
28
AP
Access Point
29
MAC
Machine Access Code
30
ACL
Access Control List
31
DMZ
Demilitarised Zone
32
SSL
Secure Sockets Layer
33
TLS
Transport Layer Security
34
VPN
Virtual Private Network
35
IPSec
Internet Protocol Security
36
ESP
Encapsulating Security Payload (IPSec)
37
AH
Authentication Headers
38
SAs
Security Associations
39
IDS
Intrusion Detection System
40
IPS
Intrusion Prevention System
41
SPAN
Switch Port Analyser
42
UTM
Unified Threat Management
43
STP
Spanning Tree Protocol
44
SIEM
Security Information and Event Management
45
SNMP
Simple Network Management Protocol
46
SSID
Service Set Identifier
47
NAS
Network Attached Storage
48
SAN
Storage Area Network
49
MIMO
Multiple Input, Multiple Output
50
TKIP
Temporal Key Integrity Protocol
51
AES
Advanced Encryption Standard
52
PSK
Preshared Key
53
EAP
Extensible Authentication Protocol
54
CCMP
Counter Mode Cipher Block Chaining Message Authentication Code Protocol
55
LEAP
Light EAP
| EAP: Extensible Authentication Protocol
56
PEAP
Protected EAP
| EAP: Extensible Authentication Protocol
57
TTLS
Tunneled TLS
| TLS: Transport Layer Security
58
FAST
Flexible Authentication via Secure Tunneling
59
WORM
Write Once, Read Many
60
NTP
Network Time Protocol
61
DLP
Data Loss Prevention
62
NAC
Network Access Control
63
AC
Access Control
64
SEG
Secure Email Gateway
65
SFTP
Secure FTP
| FTP: File Transfer Protocol
66
RFC
Request for Change
67
GPO
Group Policy Object
68
FIM
File Integrity Monitoring
69
DEP
Data Execution Prevention
70
S/MIME
Secure/Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions
71
MDM
Mobile Device Management
72
BYOD
Bring Your Own Device
73
CYOD
Choose Your Own Device
74
COPE
Company Owner, Personally Enabled
75
VDI
Virtual Desktop Infrastructure
76
RTP
Real Time Protocol
77
SRTP
Secure RTP
| RTP: Real Time Protocol
78
VoIP
Voice over IP
79
DNSSEC
DNS Secure
| DNS + Digital Certificates
80
DHCP
Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol
81
LDAP
Lightweight Directory Access Protocol
82
LDAPS
LDAP Secure
(Encrypted
LDAP: Lightweight Directory Access Protocol)
83
FTPS
FTP Secure [ FTP + TLS ]
| FTP: File Transfer Protocol
84
SFTP
Secure FTP [ FTP over SSH ]
| FTP: File Transfer Protocol
85
SCP
Secure Copy Protocol
| SCP uses SSH
86
TFTP
Trivial FTP – [Insecure]
| FTP: File Transfer Protocol
87
HSM
Hardware Security Modules
88
PUP
Potentially Unwanted Program
89
VBA
Visual Basic for Applications
90
APT
Advanced Persistent Threat
91
CybOX
Cyber Observable eXpression
92
STIX
Structured Threat Information eXpression
93
TAXII
Trusted Automated eXchange of Information
94
ISAC
Information Sharing and Analysis Centre
95
TTP
Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures
96
SOAR
Security Orchestration, Automation, and Response
97
PCI DSS
Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard
98
ASV
Approved Scanning Vendor
99
FISMA
Federal Information Security
