CompTIA Security+ 701 Acronyms [FULL
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AAA -
Authentication, Authorization, and Accounting
ACL -
Access Control List
AES -
Advanced Encryption Standard
AES-256 -
Advanced Encryption Standard 256-bit
AH -
Authentication Header
AI -
Artificial Intelligence
AIS -
Automated Indicator Sharing
ALE -
Annualized Loss Expectancy
AP -
Access Point
API -
Application Programming Interface
APT -
Advanced Persistent Threat
ARO -
Annualized Rate of Occurrence
ARP -
Address Resolution Protocol
ASLR -
Address Space Layout Randomization
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,ATT&CK -
Adversarial Tactics, Techniques, & Common Knowledge
AUP -
Acceptable Use Policy
AV -
Antivirus
BASH -
Bourne Again Shell
BCP -
Business Continuity Planning
BGP -
Border Gateway Protocol
BIA -
Business Impact Analysis
BIOS -
Basic Input/Output System
BPA -
Business Partners Agreement
BPDU -
Bridge Protocol Data Unit
BYOD -
Bring Your Own Device
CA -
Certificate Authority
CAPTCHA -
Completely Automated Public Turing Test To Tell Computers and Humans Apart
CAR -
Corrective Action Report
CASB -
Cloud Access Security Broker
CBC -
Cipher Block Chaining
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, CCMP -
Counter-Mode/CBC-Mac Protocol
CCTV -
Closed Circuit Television
CFB -
Cipher Feedback
CHAP -
Challenge Handshake Authentication Protocol
CIA -
Confidentiality, Integrity, Availability
CIO -
Chief Information Officer
CIRT -
Computer Incident Response Team
CMS -
Content Management System
COOP -
Continuity of Operations Planning
COPE -
Corporate Owned, Personally Enabled
CP -
Contingency Planning
CRC -
Cyclical Redundancy Check
CRL -
Certificate Revocation List
CSO -
Chief Security Officer
CSP -
Cloud Service Provider
CSR -
Certificate Signing Request
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LIST]
AAA -
Authentication, Authorization, and Accounting
ACL -
Access Control List
AES -
Advanced Encryption Standard
AES-256 -
Advanced Encryption Standard 256-bit
AH -
Authentication Header
AI -
Artificial Intelligence
AIS -
Automated Indicator Sharing
ALE -
Annualized Loss Expectancy
AP -
Access Point
API -
Application Programming Interface
APT -
Advanced Persistent Threat
ARO -
Annualized Rate of Occurrence
ARP -
Address Resolution Protocol
ASLR -
Address Space Layout Randomization
1
,ATT&CK -
Adversarial Tactics, Techniques, & Common Knowledge
AUP -
Acceptable Use Policy
AV -
Antivirus
BASH -
Bourne Again Shell
BCP -
Business Continuity Planning
BGP -
Border Gateway Protocol
BIA -
Business Impact Analysis
BIOS -
Basic Input/Output System
BPA -
Business Partners Agreement
BPDU -
Bridge Protocol Data Unit
BYOD -
Bring Your Own Device
CA -
Certificate Authority
CAPTCHA -
Completely Automated Public Turing Test To Tell Computers and Humans Apart
CAR -
Corrective Action Report
CASB -
Cloud Access Security Broker
CBC -
Cipher Block Chaining
2
, CCMP -
Counter-Mode/CBC-Mac Protocol
CCTV -
Closed Circuit Television
CFB -
Cipher Feedback
CHAP -
Challenge Handshake Authentication Protocol
CIA -
Confidentiality, Integrity, Availability
CIO -
Chief Information Officer
CIRT -
Computer Incident Response Team
CMS -
Content Management System
COOP -
Continuity of Operations Planning
COPE -
Corporate Owned, Personally Enabled
CP -
Contingency Planning
CRC -
Cyclical Redundancy Check
CRL -
Certificate Revocation List
CSO -
Chief Security Officer
CSP -
Cloud Service Provider
CSR -
Certificate Signing Request
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