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FTP-S

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File Transfer Protocol - Secure. FTPS uses SSL, SFTP uses SSH (secure shell FTP). They are not the same..

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GCM

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Galois Counter Mode : mode of operation for symmetric-key cryptographic block ciphers which is widely adopted for its performance

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GDPR

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General Data Protection Regulation: data collected on EU citizens must be stored in the EU

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GPG

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GNU Privacy Guard

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GPO

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Group Policy Object

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GPS

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Global Positioning System

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GPU

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Graphics Processing Unit

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GRE

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Generic Routing Encapsulation

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HA

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High Availability

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HDD

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Hard Disk Drive

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HIDS

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Host Based Intrusion Detection System

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HIPS

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Host Based Intrusion Prevention System

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HMAC

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Hashed message Authentication Code

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HOTP

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HMAC-based One Time Password

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HSM

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Hardware Security Module

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HTML

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Hypertext Markup Language

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HTTP/HTTPS

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Hypertext Transfer Protocol / sSL/TLS

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IaaS

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Infrastructure as a Service

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ICMP

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Internet Control Message Protocol

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ICS

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Industrial Control System- A network that manages embedded devices.

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ID

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Identification

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IDEA

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International Data Encryption Algorythm

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IDF

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Intermediate Distribution Frame

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IdP

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Identity Provider

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IDS
Intrusion Detection System
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IEEE
Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers
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IIS
Internet Information System
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IKE
Internet Key Exchange
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IM
Instant Messaging
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IMAP4, not authentication
Internet Message Access Protocol 4
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IoT
Internet of Things
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IP
Internet Protocol
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IPSec
Internet Protocol Security
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IR (two different cases)
Incident Response and Infrared
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IRC
Internet Relay Chat
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IRP
Incident Response Plan
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ISA
Interconnection Security Agreement
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ISP
Internet Service Provider
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ISSO
Information Systems Security Officer
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ITCP
IT Contingency Plan
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IV
Initialization Vector
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KDC
Key Distribution Center
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KEK
Key Encryption Key
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L2TP
Layer 2 Tunneling Protocol
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LAN
Local Area Network
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LDAP
Lightweight Directory Access Protocol
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LEAP
Lightweight Extensible Access Protocol
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MaaS
Monitoring as a Service
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MAC (3 use cases)
Media Access Controller, Mandatory Access Control, Message Authentication Code
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MAN
Metropolitan Area Network
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MBR
Master Boot Record
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MD5
Message Digest 5
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MDF
Main Distribution Frame
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MDM
Mobile Device Management
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MFA
Multi Factor Authentication
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MFD
Multi-Function Device
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MITM
Man In The Middle
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MMS
Multimedia Message Service
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MOA
Memorandum of Agreement
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MOU
Memorandum of Understanding
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MPLS
Multi-Protocol Label Switching
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MSCHAP
Microsoft Challange Handshake Authentication Protocol
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MSP
Managed Service Provider
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IoC
Indicators of Compromise - A type of forensic evidence that can be used to detect unauthorized access attempts or other malicious activities
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MTBF and calculation
Mean Time Between Failures, # of operational hours/# of failures
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MTTF
Mean Time To Failure
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MTTR and calculation
Mean Time To Repair, total time spent o. Repairs/# of repairs
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MTU
Maximum Transmission Unit
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NAC
Network Access Control
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NAT
Network Address Translation
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NDA
Non-disclosure Agreement
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NFC
Near Field Communication
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NGAC
Next Generation Access Control
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NIDS
Network Intrusion Detection System
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NIPS
Network Intrusion Prevention System
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NIST
National Institute of Standards and Technologies
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NTFS
New Technology File System: timestamps are in GMT and not local to the computer.
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NTLM
New Technology Lan Manager
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NTP
Network Time Protocol
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OAUTH
Open Authorization
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OCSP
Online Certificate Status Protocol. PKI, checks validity of certificate in real tume
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OID
Object Identifier
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OS
Operating System
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OTA
Over the Air
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OVAL
Open Vulnerability Assignment Language
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P12
PKCS12 - defines an archive file format for storing many cryptography objects as a single file. .p12 or .pfx file extensions.
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P2P
Peer to Peer
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PaaS
Platform as a Service
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PAC
Proxy Auto Configuration
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PAM
Pluggable Authentication Module
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PAP, not access
Password Authentication Protocol
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PAT
Port Address Translation
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PBKDF2
Password-based Key Derivation Function 2 - Key stretching algorithm
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PBX
Private Branch Exchange
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PCAP
Packet Capture
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PEAP
Protected Extensible Authentication Protocol
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PED
Personal Electronic Device
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PEM
Privacy-enhanced Electronic Mail -private key extension files: .crt, .pem, .cer, and .key
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PFS
Perfect Forward Secrecy
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PFX
Personal Information Exchange = .pfx file or password protected file
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HID
Human Interface Device: mouse, wireless keyboards, etc
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OSINT
Open Source Intellegence
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NVD
National Vulnerability Database
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STIX
Structured Threat Information eXpression: format to transfer threat data (AIS database)
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TAXII
Trusted Automated eXchange of Indicator Information: securely share STIX data between organizations.

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