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IPS

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Intrusion Prevention System

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RPO

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Recovery Point Objective

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RTO

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Recovery Time Objective

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DNS

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Domain Name System

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XSS

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Cross-state Scripting

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CRSS

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Cross-site Scripting

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XSRF

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Cross-site Request Forgery

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VLAN

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Virtual LAN

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VDI

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Virtual Desktop Infrastructure

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SaaS

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Software as a Service

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PaaS

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Platform as a service

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FaaS

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Function as a Service

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IaC

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Infrastructure as Code

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CASB

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Cloud Access Security Broker

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AUP

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Accessible Use Policy

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NGFW

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Next Gen Fire Wall

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EDR

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Endpoint Detection and Response

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TOTP

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Time-based One-time Password

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2FA

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Two-factor Authentication

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FRR

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False Rejection Rate

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FAR

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False Acceptance Rate

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SDLC

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Software Development Life Cycle

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MDM

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Mobile Device Management

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HIDS

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Host Intrusion Detection System

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NIPS
Net Intrusion Prevention System
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HSM
Hardware Security Management -or- Hardware Security Modules
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WAF
Web Access Firewall
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NAC
Net Access Control
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NIDS
Net Intrusion Detection System
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SSO
Single Sign-on
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SOAR
Secure Orchestration, Automation, and Response
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SDN
Software Defined Network
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NDA
Non-Disclosure Agreement
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BGP
Border Gateway Protocol
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DNSSEC
Domain Name System Security Extension
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SSH
Secure Shell
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HTTP(S)
Hyper Text Transfer Protocol (over SSL/TLS)
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MitM
Man in the Middle (on-path)
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VPN
Virtual Private Network
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CSP
Cloud Service Provider
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T US IC
The United States Intelligence Community
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C2
Command and Control
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AWS
Amazon Web Service
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CCO
Chief Compliance Officer
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CEO
Chief Executive Officer
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HSM
Hardware Security Module
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UTM
Unified Threat Management
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OSPF
Open Shortest Path First
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EIGRP
Enhanced Interior Gateway Routing Protocol
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TLS
Transport Layer Security
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MitB (MiB)
Man in the Browser (Trojan)
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MAC
Media Access Control
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DDoS
Distributed Denial-of-Service (Attack)
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ISP
Internet Service Provider
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UDP
User Datagram Protocol
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ICMP
Internet Control Message Protocol
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API
Application Programming Interface
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JSON
JavaScript Object Notation
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YAML
Yet Another Markup Language
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SWG
Secure Web Gateway
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VPC
Virtual Private Cloud
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SDN
Software Defined Network
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SDV
Software Defined Visibility
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CBT
Computer Based Training
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CIA/DAD
Confidentiality, Integrity, Availability / Disclosure, Alteration, Denial
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HIPPA
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
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PCI DSS
Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard
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IOCTA/EUROPOL
Internet Organized Crime Threat Assessment / European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Cooperation
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APT
Advanced Persistent Threat
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OSINT
Open Source Intelligence
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CISA
Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency
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TTP
Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures
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RAT
Remote Access Trojan
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MBR
Master Boot Record
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DRM
Digital Rights Management
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IRC
Internet Relay Chat
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OWASP
Open Web Application Security Project
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PUP
Potentially Unwanted Program
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VBA
Visual Basic for Applications
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AI/ML
Artificial Intelligence / Machine Learning
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CFO
Chief Financial Officer
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SPIM
Spam over Instant Message
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ISACs
Information Sharing and Analysis Centers
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TAXII
Trusted Automated eXchange of Indicator Information Protocol
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IoC
Indicators of Compromise
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MSSP
Managed Security Service Provider
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PII
Personal Identifiable Information
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VoIP
Voice over IP
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SIEM
Security Information and Event Management
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MTTR
Mean Time to Recovery -or- Mean Time to Restore
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NFC
Near-field Communications
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TPM
Trusted Platform Module
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FTP
File Transfer Protocol
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SMTP
Simple Mail Transfer Protocol
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DHCP
Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol
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TFTP
Trivial File Transfer Protocol
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POP3
Post Office Protocol
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NNTP
Network News Transport Protocol
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NTP
Network Time Protocol
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IMAP4
Internet Messaging Access Protocol
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SNMP
Simple Network Management Protocol
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UEM
Unified Endpoint Management
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CVE
Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures
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RoE
Rules of Engagement
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PR
Privileges Required | Not to be confused with Public Relations
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NIST
National Institute of Standards and Technology
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LAN
Local Area Network
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ARP
Address Resolution Protocol
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DOM-based XSS
Document Object Model-based Cross-site Scripting
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SSI
Self-sovereign identity
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FIM
File Integrity Monitoring
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AES
Advanced Encryption Standard
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OCSP
Online Certificate Status Protocol
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EV
Extended Validation
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CA
Certificate Authorities
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SAE
Simultaneous Authentication of Equals
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PFX
Personal Exchange Format
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IdP
Identity Provider
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RADIUS
Remote Authentication Dial-In User Service
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SMS
Short Message Service
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RBAC
Role-Based Access Control
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CER
Cross-over Error Rate
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DAC
Discretionary Access Control
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EMI
Electro Magnetic Interference
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RFID
Radio Frequency Identification
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GDPR
General Data Protection Regulation
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DPO
Data Protection Officer
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PHI
Protected Health Information
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IDS
Intrusion Detection System
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MSA
Master Service Agreement
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CIS
Center for Internet Security
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USB OTG
USB On-the-Go
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FDE
Full Device Encryption
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PSK
Pre-shared Key
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COPE
Corporate-Owned, Personally-Enabled
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SoC
System on a Chip
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SCADA
Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition
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RTOS
Real-Time Operating System
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