Security+ (SY0-601) Acronym List Flashcards
1
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3DES
A
Triple Data Encryption Standard
2
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AAA
A
Authentication, Authorization, and Accounting
3
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ABAC
A
Attribute-based Access Control
4
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ACL
A
Access Control List
5
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AD
A
Active Directory
6
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AES
A
Advanced Encryption Standard
7
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AES256
A
Advanced Encryption Standards 256bit
8
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AH
A
Authentication Header
9
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AI
A
Artificial Intelligence
10
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AIS
A
Automated Indicator Sharing
11
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ALE
A
Annualized Loss Expectancy
12
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AP
A
Access Point
13
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API
A
Application Programming Interface
14
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APT
A
Advanced Persistent Threat
15
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ARO
A
Annualized Rate of Occurrence
16
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ARP
A
Address Resolution Protocol
17
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ASLR
A
Address Space Layout Randomization
18
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ASP
A
Active Server Pages
19
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ATT&CK
A
Adversarial Tactics, Techniques, and Common Knowledge
20
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AUP
A
Acceptable Use Policy
21
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AV
A
Antivirus
22
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BASH
A
Bourne Again Shell
23
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BCP
A
Business Continuity Planning
24
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BGP
A
Border Gateway Protocol
25
BIA
Business Impact Analysis
26
BIOS
Basic Input / Output System
27
BPA
Business Partnership Agreement
28
BPDU
Bridge Protocol Data Unit
29
BSSID
Basic Service Set Identifier
30
BYOD
Bring Your Own Device
31
CA
Certificate Authority
32
CAPTCHA
Completely Automated Public Turing Test to Tell Computers and Humans Apart
33
CAR
Corrective Action Request
34
CASB
Cloud Access Security Broker
35
CBC
Cipher Block Chaining
36
CBT
Computer-Based Training
37
CCMP
Counter-Mode/CBC-MAC Protocol (Cipher Block Chaining - Media Access Control)
38
CCTV
Closed-Circuit Television
39
CERT
Computer Emergency Response Team
40
CFB
Cipher Feedback
41
CHAP
Challenge-Handshake Authentication Protocol
42
CIO
Chief Information Officer
43
CIRT
Computer Incident Response Team
44
CIS
Center for Information Security
45
CMS
Content Management System
46
CN
Common Name
47
COOP
Continuity of Operations Planning
48
COPE
Corporate-Owned Personally Enabled
49
CP
Contingency Planning
50
CRC
Cyclic Redundancy Check
51
CRL
Certificate Revocation List
52
CSA
Cloud Security Alliance
53
CSIRT
Computer Security Incident Response Team
54
CSO
Chief Security Officer
55
CSP
Cloud Service Provider
56
CSR
Certificate Signing Request
57
CSRF
Cross-Site Request Forgery
58
CSU
Channel Service Unit
59
CTM
Counter-Mode
60
CTO
Chief Technology Officer
61
CVE
Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures
62
CVSS
Common Vulnerability Scoring System
63
CYOD
Chose Your Own Device
64
DAC
Discretionary Access Control
65
DBA
Database Administrator
66
DER
Distinguished Encoding Rules
67
DES
Data Encryption Standard
68
DHCP
Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol
69
DHE
Diffie-Hellman Ephemeral
70
DKIM
Domain Keys Identified Mail
71
DLL
Dynamic-Link Library
72
DMARC
Domain Message Authentication Reporting and Conformance
73
DLP
Data Loss Prevention
74
DNAT
Destination Network Address Transaction
75
DNS
Domain Name System
76
DNSSEC
Domain Name System Security Extensions
77
DoS
Denial-of-Service
78
DPO
Data Protection Officer
79
DRP
Disaster Recovery Plan
80
DSA
Digital Signature Algorithm
81
DSL
Digital Subscriber Line
82
EAP
Extensible Authentication Protocol
83
ECB
Electronic Code Book
84
ECC
Elliptic-Curve Cryptography
85
ECDHE
Elliptic-curve Diffie-Hellman Ephemeral
