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1
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S/MIME

A

Secure/Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions

The standard form of messaging with encryption or
digital signatures that requires public and private keys.

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SaaS

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Software as a Service

A minimal cloud asset that allows access to one
application or port.

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SAE

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Simultaneous Authentication of Equals

Based upon Dragonfly, this key management system
incorporates elements of Diffie Hellman and is a part of
WPA3.

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SAML

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Security Assertions Markup Language

A method of exchanging credentials via a trusted
authentication service.

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SAN

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Storage Area Network

A remote file system access via Internet-based
protocols.

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6
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SAN

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Subject Alternative Name

Embedding multiple names for server within a single
certificate.

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SCADA

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System Control and Data Acquisition

Industrial controls automation the network-based
management systems that control many remote, small,
embedded devices.

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SCAP

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Security Content Automation Protocol

This is a framework promoted by the US government to
create open standards for the automation of information
assurance.

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9
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SCEP

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Simple Certificate Enrollment Protocol

This is a technology that is highly resistant to dictionary
attacks and is designed to replace Pre-shared Keys and
WPA2-Personal.

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SCP

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Secure Copy

A command line application that will securely upload or
download files to work from a remote host.

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SCSI

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Small Computer System Interface

A host bus interface to connect to multiple hard drives.

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SDK

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Software Development Kit

Tools, APIs and applications created by a vendor to
allow development and customization.

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SDLC

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Software Development Life Cycle

The sequence of processes involved in the creation and
management of software.

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SDLM

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Software Development Life-cycle Methodology

The stages or phases of a software-based application as
it goes from inception to maintenance.

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SDN

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Software Defined Network

Using virtualization to create, manage and secure
networks between various systems.

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SDP

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Service Delivery Platform

The elements that provide service delivery, session
management and other key components to a client.

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SDV

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Software-defined Visibility

The capability implemented with software that allows
for the organization to closely inspect network traffic
from an array of collectors and sensors.

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SED

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Self-Encrypting Drives

Storage devices that are capable of implementing high-
grade encryption without additional software or resources.

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SHE

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Structured Exception Handler

This is the facility within Windows that identifies
memory corruption and contingencies.

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SFTP

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Secured File Transfer Protocol

This application runs over TCP/22 and encrypts control
and data functions.

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21
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SHA

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Secure Hashing Algorithm

A now deprecated hashing algorithm that has been in
very common use.

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SIEM

A

Security Information and Event Management

These servers collect, aggregate and analyze data from
multiple sources to identify threats and dangerous
trends.

23
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SIM

A

Subscriber Identity Module

An integrated circuit that identifies a phone and
subscriber.

24
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SIP

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Session Initiation Protocol

This is used to signal, start up, maintain and terminate
real-time communication services between endpoints
using Internet protocol.

25
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SLA

A

Service Level Agreement

An agreement on the characteristics of quality and
performance between two parties.

26
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SLE

A

Single Loss Expectancy

The value of an asset multiplied times the exposure
factor.

27
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SMB

A

Server Message Block

This is a core Microsoft protocol used for general access
and authentication.

28
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S/MIME

A

Secure/Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions

Developed by RSA, this is a formatting standard
originally created for implementing digital signatures
and encryption with public key infrastructure.

29
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SMS

A

Short Message Service

Protocol used by cell phones to exchange brief text-
based messages.

30
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SMTP

A

Simple Mail Transfer Protocol

The vulnerable application responsible for forwarding
email to a destination server or receiving it from a
sender.

31
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SMTPS

A

Simple Mail Transfer Protocol Secure

The secured application responsible for forwarding
email to a destination server or receiving it from a
sender.

32
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SNMP

A

Simple Network Management Protocol

A network-based application designed to discover
device status, change configuration and receive errors
and exceptions.

33
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SOAP

A

Simple Object Access Protocol

The structured markup used to identify components of
service oriented architecture messages.

34
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SOAR

A

Security Orchestration, Automation, Response

A software architecture designed to allow an
organization to collect and analyze threat information
from numerous sources and inputs, as well as respond to
incidents

35
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SoC

A

System on Chip

The minimization of an application and operating
system to a state that will fit on an integrated circuit.

36
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SOC

A

Security Operations Center

This is a hub of operations and communication that
focuses on security incidents and management at a
technical level.

37
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SPF

A

Sender Policy Framework

An email validation architecture designed to detect and
eliminate spoofing and spamming through approved
mail exchangers.

38
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SPIM

A

Spam over Internet Messaging

Chat messages delivered as a hoax were to induce
purchase.

39
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SPIT

A

Spam over Internet Telephony

The use of SMS to deliver unwanted messages.

40
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SPoF

A

Single Point of Failure

A device, business process or person that is critical to a
business and has no redundancy.

41
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SQL

A

Structured Query Language

An industry-standard mass information repository
retrieval system.

42
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SQLi

A

SQL injection

Manipulation of input to the front end of a server in
order to gain access to the data repositories.

43
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SRTP

A

Secure Real-Time Protocol

A secure form of Internet protocol-based telephony.

44
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SSD

A

Solid State Drive

Nonvolatile storage using persistent solid-state flash
memory to store and retrieve information.

45
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SSH

A

SSH

This protocol, runs over TCP/22 and encrypts its
exchanges.

46
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SSID

A

Service Set Identifier

An identifier for a wireless network.

47
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SSL

A

Secure Sockets Layer

A certificate-based authentication and encryption
application that would securely process any TCP-based
layer 7 protocol.

48
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SSO

A

Single Sign-on

An authentication architecture that relies on a central
system and it’s authentication to authorize users for
other services using a single set of credentials.

49
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STIX

A

Structured Threat Information eXpression

Developed by OASIS and MITRE, this is an
international standard for sharing intelligence and threat
information

50
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Stego

A

Stenography

The obfuscation of information within a common
looking format that achieves stealth.

51
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STP

A

Shielded Twisted Pair

Four pairs of wires wrapped in foil that is grounded to
prevent interference and eavesdropping.

52
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Symmetric key

A

Secret key

The use of a single value to hide and then reveal
information.

53
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SWG

A

Secure Web Gateway

A system used by enterprises to protect the intranet
from hostile or unsecured traffic, commonly
implemented in a cloud-based solution.

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