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What does AAA stand for?

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Authentication, Authorization, and Accounting

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What is an ACL?

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Access Control List

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What does AES represent?

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Advanced Encryption Standard

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What is AES-256?

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Advanced Encryption Standards 256-bit

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What does Al refer to in cybersecurity?

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Artificial Intelligence

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What does AIS stand for?

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Automated Indicator Sharing

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What does ALE represent?

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Annualized Loss Expectancy

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What is an AP in networking?

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Access Point

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What does API stand for?

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Application Programming Interface

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What does APT mean?

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Advanced Persistent Threat

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What does ARO stand for?

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Annualized Rate of Occurrence

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What is ARP?

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Address Resolution Protocol

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What does ASLR stand for?

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Address Space Layout Randomization

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What is ATT&CK?

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Adversarial Tactics, Techniques, and Common Knowledge

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What does AUP stand for?

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Acceptable Use Policy

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What is AV in cybersecurity?

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Antivirus

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What does BASH refer to?

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Bourne Again Shell

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What does BCP stand for?

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Business Continuity Planning

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What is BGP?

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Border Gateway Protocol

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What does BIA represent?

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Business Impact Analysis

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What is BIOS?

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Basic Input/Output System

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What does BPA stand for?

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Business Partners Agreement

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What is BPDU?

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Bridge Protocol Data Unit

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What does BYOD mean?

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Bring Your Own Device

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What is CAPTCHA?
Completely Automated Public Turing Test to Tell Computers and Humans Apart
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What does CAR stand for?
Corrective Action Report
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What does CASB represent?
Cloud Access Security Broker
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What is CBC in cryptography?
Cipher Block Chaining
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What does CCMP stand for?
Counter Mode/CBC-MAC Protocol
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What is CCTV?
Closed-circuit Television
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What does CERT stand for?
Computer Emergency Response Team
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What is CFB in encryption?
Cipher Feedback
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What does CHAP stand for?
Challenge Handshake Authentication Protocol
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What does CIA represent?
Confidentiality, Integrity, Availability
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What is CIO?
Chief Information Officer
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What does CIRT stand for?
Computer Incident Response Team
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What is CMS?
Content Management System
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What does COOP stand for?
Continuity of Operation Planning
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What does COPE mean?
Corporate Owned, Personally Enabled
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What is CP in business continuity?
Contingency Planning
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What does CRC stand for?
Cyclical Redundancy Check
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What is CRL?
Certificate Revocation List
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What does CSO mean?
Chief Security Officer
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What is CSP?
Cloud Service Provider
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What does CSR stand for?
Certificate Signing Request
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What is CSRF?
Cross-site Request Forgery
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What does CSU mean?
Channel Service Unit
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What is CTM?
Counter Mode
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What does CTO stand for?
Chief Technology Officer
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What is CVE?
Common Vulnerability Enumeration
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What does CVSS represent?
Common Vulnerability Scoring System
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What does CYOD mean?
Choose Your Own Device
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What is DAC?
Discretionary Access Control
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What does DBA stand for?
Database Administrator
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What is DDOS?
Distributed Denial of Service
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What does DEP stand for?
Data Execution Prevention
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What is DES?
Digital Encryption Standard
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What does DHCP stand for?
Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol
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What is DHE?
Diffie-Hellman Ephemeral
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What does DKIM mean?
DomainKeys Identified Mail
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What is DLL?
Dynamic Link Library
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What does DLP stand for?
Data Loss Prevention
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What is DMARC?
Domain Message Authentication Reporting and Conformance
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What does DNAT stand for?
Destination Network Address Translation
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What is DNS?
Domain Name System
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What does DoS mean?
Denial of Service
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What does DPO stand for?
Data Privacy Officer

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