Acronyms (Page 4) Flashcards
CTO
Chief Technology Officer
An executive-level position in a company or other entity whose occupant is focused on scientific and technological issues within an organization.
CVE
Common Vulnerability Enumeration
A list of publicly disclosed cybersecurity vulnerabilities.
CVSS
Common Vulnerability Scoring System
A free and open industry standard for assessing the severity of a computer system security vulnerabilities.
CYOD
Choose Your Own Device
A corporate policy that permits employees to choose which devices they use for work purposes.
DAC
Discretionary Access Control
A type of access control defined by the Access Control List (ACL) where access rights are assigned to users by the system (or system’s administrators).
DBA
Database Administrator
A person who uses specialized software to store and organize data.
DDoS
Distributed Denial of Service
A type of cyber-attack where multiple compromised computer systems attach a target, such as a server, website, or other network resource, and cause a denial of service for users of the targeted resource.
DEP
Data Execution Prevention
A security feature that can help prevent damage to your computer from viruses and other security threats.
DES
Digital Encryption Standard
A previously dominant algorithm for the encryption of electronic data.
DHCP
Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol
A network management protocol used on IP networks whereby a DHCP server dynamically assigns an IP address and other network configuration parameters to each device on a network.
DHE
Diffie-Hellman Ephemeral
A method of securely exchanging cryptographic keys over a public channel.
DKIM
DomainKeys Identified Mail
An email authentication method designed to detect forged sender addresses in emails.
DLP
Data Loss Prevention
A set of tools and processes used to ensure that sensitive data is not lost, misused, or accessed by unauthorized users.
DLL
Dynamic Link Library
A feature of Windows and other operating systems that allows multiple software programs to share the same functionality.
DMARC
Domain Message Authentication Reporting and Conformance
An email authentication protocol designed to give email domain owners the ability to protect their domain from unauthorized use, commonly known as email spoofing.
