Acronyms (Page 4) - Reverse

Question 1

An executive-level position in a company or other entity whose occupant is focused on scientific and technological issues within an organization.

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CTO

Chief Technology Officer

Question 2

A list of publicly disclosed cybersecurity vulnerabilities.

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CVE

Common Vulnerability Enumeration

Question 3

A free and open industry standard for assessing the severity of a computer system security vulnerabilities.

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CVSS

Common Vulnerability Scoring System

Question 4

A corporate policy that permits employees to choose which devices they use for work purposes.

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CYOD

Choose Your Own Device

Question 5

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).

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DAC

Discretionary Access Control

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A person who uses specialized software to store and organize data.

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DBA

Database Administrator

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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.

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DDoS

Distributed Denial of Service

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A security feature that can help prevent damage to your computer from viruses and other security threats.

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DEP

Data Execution Prevention

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A previously dominant algorithm for the encryption of electronic data.

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DES

Digital Encryption Standard

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A network management protocol used on IP networks whereby a server dynamically assigns an IP address and other network configuration parameters to each device on a network.

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DHCP

Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol

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A method of securely exchanging cryptographic keys over a public channel.

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DHE

Diffie-Hellman Ephemeral

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An email authentication method designed to detect forged sender addresses in emails.

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DKIM

DomainKeys Identified Mail

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A set of tools and processes used to ensure that sensitive data is not lost, misused, or accessed by unauthorized users.

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DLP

Data Loss Prevention

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A feature of Windows and other operating systems that allows multiple software programs to share the same functionality.

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DLL

Dynamic Link Library

Question 15

An email authentication protocol designed to give email domain owners the ability to protect their domain from unauthorized use, commonly known as email spoofing.

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DMARC

Domain Message Authentication Reporting and Conformance

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A technique for transparently changing the destination IP address of an end route packet and performing the inverse function for any replies.

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DNAT

Destination Network Address Translation

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The phonebook of the Internet, a hierarchical and decentralized naming system for computers, services, or other resources connected to the Internet or a private network.

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DNS

Domain Name System