Cyber Security Acronyms & Terms

Question 1

What is SOC ?

Answer 1

Security Operations Center

Question 2

What is PCAP

Answer 2

Packet Capture

Question 3

What is CPE ?

Answer 3

CPE - Common Platform Enumeration is a standardized method of describing and identifying classes of applications, operating systems, and hardware devices present among an enterprise’s computing assets.

Question 4

What is CIDR Notation ?

Answer 4

Classless Inter-Domain Routing - 192.168.1.0/24
The idea is that you can add a specification in the IP address itself as to the number of significant bits that make up the routing or networking portion

Question 5

What is ARP ?

Answer 5

ARP stands for Address Resolution Protocol,this protocol is used to map IP Addresses to MAC Addresses by Data Link Layer

Question 6

What is IP Datagram

Answer 6

Data transmitted over an internet using IP is carried in messages called IP datagrams

Question 7

What is CVE ?

Answer 7

CVE, short for Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures, is a list of publicly disclosed computer security flaws. When someone refers to a CVE, they mean a security flaw that’s been assigned a CVE ID number

Question 8

What is VIRL ?

Answer 8

VIRL - Virtual Internet Routing Lab

Question 9

What is PDU ?

Answer 9

Protocol Data Unit

Question 10

What is MDI or MDI-X ?

Answer 10

MDI/MDIX (medium-dependent interface/MDI crossover .
A port capable to auto detect if the connection require a crossover , and automatically chosses the MDI or MDI-x Configuratiion

Question 11

What is Type Field in packet ?

Answer 11

Type field holds an hexadecimal value , which indicates type of protocol in the packet.

Question 12

What is the type value of ARP Protocol ?

Answer 12

0806

Question 13

What is the type value of ipv4 Protocol ?

Answer 13

0x0800