Acronyms (Page 11) - Reverse Flashcards
A set of communication protocols that enable two electronic devices, one of which is usually a portable device such as a smartphone, to establish communnication by bringing them within 4cm of each other.
NFC
Near Field Communication
A part of the third generation of firewall technology that combines a traditional firewall with other network device filtering functionalities.
NGFW
Next-generation Firewall
A system that analyzes incoming network traffic.
NIDS
Network-based Intrusion Detection System
A system that monitors a network for malicious activities such as security threats or policy violations.
NIPS
Network-based Intrusion Prevention System
A physical sciences laboratory and a non-regulatory agency of the United States Department of Commerce.
NIST
National Institute of Standards & Technology
A proprietary file system developed by Microsoft.
NTFS
New Technology File System
A suite of Microsoft security protocols that povides authentication, integrity, and confidentiality to users.
NTLM
New Technology LAN Manager
A networking protocol for clock synchronization between computer systems over packet-switched, variable-latency data networks.
NTP
Network Time Protocol
An open standard for access delegation, commonly used as a way for Internet users to grant websites or applications access to their information on other websites but without giving them the passwords.
OAuth
Open Authorization
An internet protocol used for obtaining the revocation status of an X.509 digital certificate.
OCSP
Online Certificate Status Protocol
An identifier used to name an object (a set of data) in a globally unique way.
OID
Object Identifier
Software that manages computer hardware, software resources, and provides common services for computer programs.
OS
Operating System
Intelligence collected from publicly available sources.
OSINT
Open-source Intelligence
A routing protocol for Internet Protocol (IP) networks.
OSPF
Open Shortest Path First
Hardware and software that detects or causes a change through the direct monitoring and/or control of physical devices, processes, and events in the enterprise.
OT
Operational Technology
