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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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14
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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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16
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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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18
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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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21
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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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23
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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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25
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IDS

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Intrusion Detection System

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IEEE

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Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers

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IIS

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Internet Information System

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IKE

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Internet Key Exchange

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IM

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Instant Messaging

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30
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IMAP4, not authentication

A

Internet Message Access Protocol 4

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31
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IoT

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Internet of Things

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32
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IP

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Internet Protocol

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33
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IPSec

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Internet Protocol Security

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34
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IR (two different cases)

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Incident Response and Infrared

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35
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IRC

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Internet Relay Chat

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36
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IRP

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Incident Response Plan

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37
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ISA

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Interconnection Security Agreement

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38
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ISP

A

Internet Service Provider

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39
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ISSO

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Information Systems Security Officer

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40
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ITCP

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IT Contingency Plan

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41
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IV

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Initialization Vector

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42
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KDC

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Key Distribution Center

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43
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KEK

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Key Encryption Key

44
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L2TP

A

Layer 2 Tunneling Protocol

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LAN

A

Local Area Network

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LDAP

A

Lightweight Directory Access Protocol

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LEAP

A

Lightweight Extensible Access Protocol

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MaaS

A

Monitoring as a Service

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MAC (3 use cases)

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Media Access Controller, Mandatory Access Control, Message Authentication Code

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MAN

A

Metropolitan Area Network

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MBR

A

Master Boot Record

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MD5

A

Message Digest 5

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MDF

A

Main Distribution Frame

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MDM

A

Mobile Device Management

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MFA

A

Multi Factor Authentication

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MFD

A

Multi-Function Device

57
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MITM

A

Man In The Middle

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MMS

A

Multimedia Message Service

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MOA

A

Memorandum of Agreement

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MOU

A

Memorandum of Understanding

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MPLS

A

Multi-Protocol Label Switching

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MSCHAP

A

Microsoft Challange Handshake Authentication Protocol

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MSP

A

Managed Service Provider

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IoC

A

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

A

Mean Time Between Failures, # of operational hours/# of failures

66
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MTTF

A

Mean Time To Failure

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MTTR and calculation

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Mean Time To Repair, total time spent o. Repairs/# of repairs

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MTU

A

Maximum Transmission Unit

69
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NAC

A

Network Access Control

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NAT

A

Network Address Translation

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NDA

A

Non-disclosure Agreement

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NFC

A

Near Field Communication

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NGAC

A

Next Generation Access Control

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NIDS

A

Network Intrusion Detection System

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NIPS

A

Network Intrusion Prevention System

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NIST

A

National Institute of Standards and Technologies

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NTFS

A

New Technology File System: timestamps are in GMT and not local to the computer.

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NTLM

A

New Technology Lan Manager

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NTP

A

Network Time Protocol

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OAUTH

A

Open Authorization

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OCSP

A

Online Certificate Status Protocol. PKI, checks validity of certificate in real tume

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OID

A

Object Identifier

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OS

A

Operating System

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OTA

A

Over the Air

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OVAL

A

Open Vulnerability Assignment Language

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P12

A

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

A

Peer to Peer

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PaaS

A

Platform as a Service

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PAC

A

Proxy Auto Configuration

90
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PAM

A

Pluggable Authentication Module

91
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PAP, not access

A

Password Authentication Protocol

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PAT

A

Port Address Translation

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PBKDF2

A

Password-based Key Derivation Function 2 - Key stretching algorithm

94
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PBX

A

Private Branch Exchange

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PCAP

A

Packet Capture

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PEAP

A

Protected Extensible Authentication Protocol

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PED

A

Personal Electronic Device

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PEM

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Privacy-enhanced Electronic Mail -private key extension files: .crt, .pem, .cer, and .key

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PFS

A

Perfect Forward Secrecy

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PFX

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Personal Information Exchange = .pfx file or password protected file

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HID

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Human Interface Device: mouse, wireless keyboards, etc

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OSINT

A

Open Source Intellegence

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NVD

A

National Vulnerability Database

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STIX

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Structured Threat Information eXpression: format to transfer threat data (AIS database)

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TAXII

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Trusted Automated eXchange of Indicator Information: securely share STIX data between organizations.

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