Acronyms (Page 8)

Question 1

IEEE

Answer 1

Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers

A professional association with its corporate office in New York City and its operations center in Piscataway, New Jersey, dedicated to advancing technology for the benefit of humanity.

Question 2

IKE

Answer 2

Internet Key Exchange

A protocol used in IPsec for establishing a Security Association (SA) and cryptographic keys in an IP network.

Question 3

IM

Answer 3

Instant Messaging

A type of online chat that offers real-time text transmission over the internet.

Question 4

IMAP

Answer 4

Internet Message Access Protocol

An internet standard protocol used by email clients to retrieve messages from a mail server over a TCP/IP connection.

Question 5

IoC

Answer 5

Indicators of Compromise

Artifacts observed on a network or in an operating system that with high confidence indicate a computer intrusion.

Question 6

IoT

Answer 6

Internet of Things

The extension of Internet connectivity into physical devices and everyday objects.

Question 7

IP

Answer 7

Internet Protocol

The principal communications protocol in the Internet protocol suite for relaying datagrams across network boundaries.

Question 8

IPS

Answer 8

Intrusion Prevention System

A network security/threat prevention technology that examines network traffic flows to detect and prevent vulnerability exploits.

Question 9

IPSec

Answer 9

Internet Protocol Security

A secure network protocol suite that authenticates and encrypts the packets of data sent over an internet protocol network.

Question 10

IR

Answer 10

Incident Response

An organized approach to addressing and managing the aftermath of a security breach or cyberattack.

Question 11

IRC

Answer 11

Internet Relay Chat

An application layer protocol that facilitates communication in the form of text.

Question 12

IRP

Answer 12

Incident Response Plan

A set of instructions to help IT staff detect, respond to, and recover from network security incidents.

Question 13

ISO

Answer 13

International Standards Organization

An independent, non-governmental international organization with a membership of 164 national standards bodies.

Question 14

ISP

Answer 14

Internet Service Provider

A company that provides subscribers with access to the Internet.

Question 15

ISSO

Answer 15

Information Systems Security Officer

A person responsible for ensuring the appropriate operational security posture is maintained for an information system.

Question 16

IV

Answer 16

Initialization Vector

A fixed-size input to a cryptographic primitive that is typically required to be random or pseudorandom.

Question 17

KDC

Answer 17

Key Distribution Center

Part of a cryptosystem intended to reduce the risks inherent in exchanging keys.

Question 18

KEK

Answer 18

Key Encryption Key

A key used to encrypt other keys.