COMP TIA Acronyms 3

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Is a way to send message on mobile devices, which include media objects

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Multimedia Message Service (MMS)

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A document written between parties to cooperatively work together on an agreed upon project or meet an agreed upon objective

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Memorandum a Agreement (MOA)

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Is a routing technique in telecommunications networks that directs data from one node to the next based on labels rather than network addresses

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Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS)

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A statistical tool that can be used to assess data quality

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Measurement Systems Analysis (MSA)

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An identity checking protocol that periodically re-authenticates the user during an online session

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Microsoft Challenge-Handshake (MS-CHAP)

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A type of computer communications protocol or cryptographic protocol specifically designed for transfer of authentication data between two entities

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Authentication Protocol

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Delivers services, such as network application, infrastructure and security, via ongoing and regular support and active administration on customers premises, in the MSP’s data center (hosting) or in a third-party data center

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Managed Service Provider (MSP)

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Offers network security services to an organization

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Managed Security Service Provider (MSSP)

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A measure of the reliability of a system or component

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Mean Time Between Failures (MTBF)

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Is a maintenance metric that measures the average amount of time a non-repairable asset operates before it fails

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Mean Time to Failure (MTTF)

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Is the average time it takes to repair a system (Usually technical or mechanical) It includes both the repair time and any testing time

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Mean Time to Repair (MTTR)

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The largest size frame or packet- in bytes or octets (eight-bit bytes) that can be transmitted across a data link

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Maximum Transmission Unit (MTU)

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The process restricting unauthorized users and devices from gaining access to a corporate or private network

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Network Access Control (NAC)

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Is dedicated file storage that enables multiple users and heterogenous client devices to retrieve data from centralized disk capacity

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Network Attached Storage (NAS)

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It’s a way to map multiple private addresses inside a local network to a public IP address before transferring the information onto the internet

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Network Address Translation (NAT)

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A legal document which sets rules and principles for the confidentiality of the information to be exchanged

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Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA)

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Allows devices within a few centimeters of each other to exchange information wirelessly

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Near-Field Communication (NFC)

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The replacement of network appliance hardware with virtual machines

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Network Function Virtualization (NFV)

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A security appliance that processes network traffic and applies rules to block potentially dangerous traffic

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Next Generation Firewall (NGFW)

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Inspects all web traffic entering or leaving an IT environment and monitors the web activity of users and endpoint devices

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Next-Generation Secure Web Gateway (NGFW)

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A hardware component typically a circuit board or chip, installed on a computer so it can connect to a network

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Network Interface Card (NIC)

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Provide Continuous network monitoring across on-premise and cloud infrastructure to detect malicious activity like policy violations, lateral movement or date exfiltration

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Network-Based Intrusion Detection System (NIDS)

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Which is installed at strategic points to monitor all network traffic and scan for threats

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Network-Based Intrusion Prevention System (NIPS)

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Is a centralized location where IT teams can continuously monitor the performance and health of a network

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Network Operations Center (NOC)

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Is a journaling file system that stores metadata through the use of a partition boot sector, a master file table, and system files

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New Technology File System (NTFS)

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Is an outdated challenge-response authentication protocol from Microsoft

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New Technology LAN Manager (NTLM)

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Is a networking protocol for clock synchronization between computer systems over a packet-switched, variable-latency data networks

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Network Time Protocol (NTP)

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That certificate authorities (CAs) use to determine the status of secure sockets

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Online Certificate Status Protocol (OCSP)

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Mechanism standardized by the International Telecommunication Unit (ITU) and ISO/IEC for naming object, concept, or “thing” with a globally unambiguous persistent name

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Object Identifier (OID)

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Protects systems and data from worms, malware, threats, ransomware, backdoor, intrusions, viruses etc.

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Operating System (OS)

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A concept model created by the International Organization for Standardization which enables diverse communication systems to communicate using standard protocols

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Open Systems Interconnections (OSI)

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Is the insight gained from processing and analyzing public data sources such as broadcast TV and radio, social media, and websites

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Open-Source Intelligence (OSINT)

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A routing protocol for Internet Protocol Networks (IIP)

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Open Shortest Path First (OSPF)

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Is the hardware and software that monitors and controls devices, processes, and infrastructure, and is used in industrial settings

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Operational Technology (OT)

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Is an international, information security, community standard to promote open and publicly available security content, and to standardize the transfer of this information across the entire spectrum of security tools and services

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Open Vulnerability and Assessment Language (OVAL)

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Is an international non-profit organization dedicated to web application security

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Open Web Application Security Project (OWASP)

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Defines an archive file format for storing many cryptography objects as a single file

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PKCS #12 (P12)

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Is complete cloud environment that includes everything developers need to build, run, and manage applications- from servers an operating systems to all the networking, storage, middleware, tools and more

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Platform as a Service (PaaS)

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Defines how web browsers and other user agents can automatically choose the appropriate proxy servers (access method) for fetching a given URL

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Proxy Auto Configuration (PAC)

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Identity security solution that helps protect organizations against cyberthreats by monitoring, detecting, and preventing unauthorized privileged access to critical resources

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Privileged Access Management (PAM)

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A mechanism to integrate multiple low-level authentication schemes into a high-level application programming interface (API)

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Plugged Authentication Modules (PAM)

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Provides a simple method for the peer to establish its identity using a two-way handshake

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Password Authentication Protocol (PAP)

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A type of network address translation (NAT) that maps a networks private internal (IPv4) addresses to a single public IP address

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Port Address Translation (PAT)

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Is typically used for deriving a cryptographic key from a password

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Password Based Key Derivation Function 2 (PBKDF2)