Acronyms (Page 5) Flashcards
DoS
Denial of Service
A cyber-attack in which the perpetrator seeks to make a machine or network resource unavailable to its intended users by temporarily or indefinitely disrupting services of a host connected to the Internet.
DPO
Data Privacy Officer
A role within a company or organization responsible for ensuring that the company complies with data protection laws.
DRP
Disaster Recovery Plan
A structured approach with policies and procedures for responding to an unplanned incident and recovering critical systems.
DSA
Digital Signature Algorithm
A standard for digital signatures.
DSL
Digital Subscriber Line
A family of technologies that provide internet access by transmitting digital data over the wires of a local telephone network.
EAP
Extensible Authentication Protocol
An authentication framework frequently used in wireless networks and Point-to-Point connections.
ECB
Electronic Code Book
A mode of operation for a block cipher, with the characteristic that each possible block of plaintext has a defined corresponding ciphertext value.
ECC
Elliptic Curve Cryptography
An approach to public-key cryptography based on the algebraic structure of elliptic curves over finite fields.
ECDHE
Elliptic Curve Diffie-Hellman Ephemeral
A variant of the Diffie-Hellman algorithm that uses elliptic curve cryptography.
ECDSA
Elliptic Curve Digital Signature Algorithm
A cryptographic algorithm used by Bitcoin to ensure that funds can only be spent by their rightful owners.
EDR
Endpoint Detection and Response
A cybersecurity technology that addresses the need for continuous monitoring and response to advanced threats.
EFS
Encrypted File System
A feature of some versions of Microsoft Windows that provides filesystem-level encryption.
ERP
Enterprise Resource Planning
Business process management software that allows an organization to use a system of integrated applications to manage the business and automate many back office functions.
ESN
Electronic Serial Number
A unique identification number embedded by manufacturers on a microchip in wireless phones.
ESP
Encapsulated Security Payload
A component of IPsec used for providing confidentiality, along with some authentication and integrity, to the data.
