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CompTIA Security Plus+ 601 > Security+ (SY0-601) Acronym List > Flashcards

Security+ (SY0-601) Acronym List Flashcards

1
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3DES

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Triple Data Encryption Standard

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AAA

A

Authentication, Authorization, and Accounting

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ABAC

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Attribute-based Access Control

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ACL

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Access Control List

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AD

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Active Directory

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AES

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Advanced Encryption Standard

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AES256

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Advanced Encryption Standards 256bit

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AH

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Authentication Header

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AI

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Artificial Intelligence

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AIS

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Automated Indicator Sharing

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ALE

A

Annualized Loss Expectancy

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AP

A

Access Point

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API

A

Application Programming Interface

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APT

A

Advanced Persistent Threat

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15
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ARO

A

Annualized Rate of Occurrence

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ARP

A

Address Resolution Protocol

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17
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ASLR

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Address Space Layout Randomization

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18
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ASP

A

Active Server Pages

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ATT&CK

A

Adversarial Tactics, Techniques, and Common Knowledge

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AUP

A

Acceptable Use Policy

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AV

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Antivirus

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22
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BASH

A

Bourne Again Shell

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BCP

A

Business Continuity Planning

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BGP

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Border Gateway Protocol

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BIA

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Business Impact Analysis

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BIOS

A

Basic Input / Output System

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BPA

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Business Partnership Agreement

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BPDU

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Bridge Protocol Data Unit

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29
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BSSID

A

Basic Service Set Identifier

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30
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BYOD

A

Bring Your Own Device

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31
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CA

A

Certificate Authority

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32
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CAPTCHA

A

Completely Automated Public Turing Test to Tell Computers and Humans Apart

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CAR

A

Corrective Action Request

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34
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CASB

A

Cloud Access Security Broker

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CBC

A

Cipher Block Chaining

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CBT

A

Computer-Based Training

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CCMP

A

Counter-Mode/CBC-MAC Protocol (Cipher Block Chaining - Media Access Control)

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CCTV

A

Closed-Circuit Television

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CERT

A

Computer Emergency Response Team

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CFB

A

Cipher Feedback

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CHAP

A

Challenge-Handshake Authentication Protocol

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CIO

A

Chief Information Officer

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CIRT

A

Computer Incident Response Team

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CIS

A

Center for Information Security

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CMS

A

Content Management System

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CN

A

Common Name

47
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COOP

A

Continuity of Operations Planning

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COPE

A

Corporate-Owned Personally Enabled

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CP

A

Contingency Planning

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CRC

A

Cyclic Redundancy Check

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CRL

A

Certificate Revocation List

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CSA

A

Cloud Security Alliance

53
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CSIRT

A

Computer Security Incident Response Team

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CSO

A

Chief Security Officer

55
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CSP

A

Cloud Service Provider

56
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CSR

A

Certificate Signing Request

57
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CSRF

A

Cross-Site Request Forgery

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CSU

A

Channel Service Unit

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CTM

A

Counter-Mode

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CTO

A

Chief Technology Officer

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CVE

A

Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures

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CVSS

A

Common Vulnerability Scoring System

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CYOD

A

Chose Your Own Device

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DAC

A

Discretionary Access Control

65
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DBA

A

Database Administrator

66
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DER

A

Distinguished Encoding Rules

67
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DES

A

Data Encryption Standard

68
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DHCP

A

Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol

69
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DHE

A

Diffie-Hellman Ephemeral

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DKIM

A

Domain Keys Identified Mail

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DLL

A

Dynamic-Link Library

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DMARC

A

Domain Message Authentication Reporting and Conformance

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DLP

A

Data Loss Prevention

74
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DNAT

A

Destination Network Address Transaction

75
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DNS

A

Domain Name System

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DNSSEC

A

Domain Name System Security Extensions

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DoS

A

Denial-of-Service

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DPO

A

Data Protection Officer

79
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DRP

A

Disaster Recovery Plan

80
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DSA

A

Digital Signature Algorithm

81
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DSL

A

Digital Subscriber Line

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EAP

A

Extensible Authentication Protocol

83
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ECB

A

Electronic Code Book

84
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ECC

A

Elliptic-Curve Cryptography

85
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ECDHE

A

Elliptic-curve Diffie-Hellman Ephemeral

CompTIA Security Plus+ 601 (2 decks)

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