| Acronym |
Stands for
|
| 3DES |
Triple Data Encryption Standard |
| AAA |
Authentication, Authorization and Accounting |
| ACL |
Access Control List |
| AES |
Advanced Encryption Standard |
| AES 256 |
Advanced Encryption Standards, 256-bit |
| AH |
Authentication Header |
| ARP |
Address Resolution Protocol |
| AUP |
Acceptable Use Policy |
| BCP |
Business Continuity Planning |
| BIOS |
Basic Input/Output System |
| BOTS |
Network Robots |
| CA |
Certificate Authority |
| CCTV |
Closed-Circuit Television |
| CERT |
Computer Emergency Response Team |
| CHAP |
Challenge Handshake Authentication Protocol |
| CIRT |
Computer Incident Response Team |
| CRL |
Certification Revocation List |
| DAC |
Discretionary Access Control |
| DDOS |
Distributed Denial of Service |
| DEP |
Data Execution Prevention |
| DES |
Data Encryption Standard |
| DHCP |
Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol |
| DLL |
Dynamic Link Library |
| DLP |
Data Loss Prevention |
| DMZ |
Demilitarized Zone |
| DNS |
Domain Name Service |
| DOS |
Denial Of Service |
| DRP |
Disaster Recovery Plan |
| DSA |
Digital Signature Algorithm |
| EAP |
Extensible Authentication Protocol |
| ECC |
Elliptic Curve Cryptography |
| EFS |
Encrypted File System |
| EMI |
Electromagnetic Interference |
| ESP |
Encapsulated Security Payload |
| FTP |
File Transfer Protocol |
| GPU |
Graphic Processing Unit |
| GRE |
Generic Routing Encapsulation |
| HDD |
Hard Disk Drive |
| HIDS |
Host-Based Intrusion Detection System |
| HIPS |
Host-Based Intrusion Prevention System |
| HMAC |
Hashed Message Authentication Code |
| HSM |
Hardware Security Module |
| HTTP |
Hypertext Transfer Protocol |
| HTTPS |
Hypertext Transfer Protocol over SSL |
| HVAC |
Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning |
| IaaS |
Infrastructure as a Service |
| ICMP |
Internet Control Message Protocol |
| ID |
Identification |
| IKE |
Internet Key Exchange |
| IM |
Internet Messaging |
| IMAP4 |
Internet Message Access Protocol v4 |
| IP |
Internet Protocol |
| IPSEC |
Internet Protocol Security |
| IRC |
Internet Relay Chat |
| ISP |
Internet Service Provider |
| KDC |
Key Distribution Center |
| L2TP |
Layer 2 Tunneling Protocol |
| LANMAN |
Local Area Network Manager |
| LDAP |
Lightweight Directory Access Protocol |
| LEAP |
Lightweight Extensible Authentication Protocol |
| MAC |
Mandatory Access Control / Media Access Control |
| MAC |
Message Authentication Code |
| MBR |
Master Boot Record |
| MDS |
Message Digest 5 |
| MSCHAP |
Microsoft Challenge Handshake Authentication Protocol |
| MTU |
Maximum Transmission Unit |
| NAC |
Network Access Control |
| NAT |
Network Address Translation |
| NIDS |
Network-Based Intrusion Detection System |
| NIPS |
Network-Based Intrusion Prevention System |
| NOS |
Network Operating System |
| NTFS |
New Technology File System |
| NTLM |
New Technology LANMAN |
| NTP |
Network Time Protocol |
| OS |
Operating System |
| OVAL |
Open Vulnerability Assessment Language |
| PAP |
Password Authentication Protocol |
| PAT |
Port Address Translation |
| PEAP |
Protected Extensible Authentication Protocol |
| PGP |
Pretty Good Privacy |
| PKI |
Public Key Infrastructure |
| PPP |
Point-to-Point Protocol |
| PPTP |
Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol |
| PSK |
Pre-Shared Key |
| RA |
Recovery Agent |
| RADIUS |
Remote Authentication Dial-in User Server |
| RAID |
Redundant Array of Inexpensive Disks |
| RAS |
Remote Access Server |
| RBAC |
Role Based Access Control |
| RSA |
Rivest, Shamir & Adleman |
| RTP |
Real-Time Transport Protocol |
| S/MIME |
Secure/Multipurpose Internet Mail Extension |
| SaaS |
Software as a Service |
| SCAP |
Security Content Automation Protocol |
| SCSi |
Small Computer System Interface |
| SDLC |
Software Development Life Cycle |
| SDLM |
Software Development Life Cycle Methodology |
| SHA |
Secure Hashing Algorithm |
| SHTTP |
Secure Hypertext Transfer Protocol |
| SIM |
Subscriber Identity Module |
| SLA |
Service Level Agreement |
| SLE |
Single Loss Expectancy |
| SMS |
Short Message Service |
| SMTP |
Simple Mail Transfer Protocol |
| SNMP |
Simple Network Management Protocol |
| SSH |
Secure Shell |
| SSL |
Secure Sockets Layer |
| SSO |
Single Sign-On |
| TACACS |
Terminal Access Controller Access Control System |
| TCP/IP |
Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol |
| TLS |
Transport Layer Security |
| TPM |
Trusted Platform Module |
| UAT |
User Acceptance Testing |
| UPS |
Uninterrupted Power Supply |
| URL |
Universal Resource Locator |
| USB |
Universal Serial Bus |
| UTP |
Unshielded Twisted Pair |
| VLAN |
Virtual Local Area Network |
| VoIP |
Voice Over IP |
| VPN |
Virtual Private Network |
| VTC |
Video Teleconferencing |
| WAF |
Web Application Firewall |
| WAP |
Wireless Access Point |
| WEP |
Wired Equivalent Privacy |
| WIDS |
Wireless Intrusion detection System |
| WIPS |
Wireless Intrusion Prevention System |
| WPA |
Wireless Protected Access |
| XSRF |
Cross-Site request Forgery |
| XSS |
Cross-Site Scripting |
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