Security+ (SY0-601) Acronym List. The following is a list of acronyms that appear on the CompTIA Security+ exam. Candidates are encouraged to review the complete list and attain a working knowledge of all listed acronyms as part of a comprehensive exam pr

Security+ (SY0-601) Acronym List
3DES ANS: Triple Data Encryption Standard



AAA ANS: Authentication, Authorization, and Accounting



ABAC ANS: Attribute-based Access Control



ACL ANS: Access Control List



AD ANS: Active Directory



AES ANS: Advanced Encryption Standard



AES256 ANS: Advanced Encryption Standards 256bit



AH ANS: Authentication Header



AI ANS: Artificial Intelligence



AIS ANS: Automated Indicator Sharing



ALE ANS: Annualized Loss Expectancy



AP ANS: Access Point

,API ANS: Application Programming Interface



APT ANS: Advanced Persistent Threat



ARO ANS: Annualized Rate of Occurrence



ARP ANS: Address Resolution Protocol



ASLR ANS: Address Space Layout Randomization



ASP ANS: Active Server Pages



ATT&CK ANS: Adversarial Tactics, Techniques,



and ANS: Common Knowledge



AUP ANS: Acceptable Use Policy



AV ANS: Antivirus



BASH ANS: Bourne Again Shell



BCP ANS: Business Continuity Planning



BGP ANS: Border Gateway Protocol

, BIA ANS: Business Impact Analysis



BIOS ANS: Basic Input/Output System



BPA ANS: Business Partnership Agreement



BPDU ANS: Bridge Protocol Data Unit



BSSID ANS: Basic Service Set Identifier



BYOD ANS: Bring Your Own Device



CA ANS: Certificate Authority



CAPTCHA ANS: Completely Automated Public Turing



Test ANS: to Tell Computers and Humans Apart



CAR ANS: Corrective Action Report



CASB ANS: Cloud Access Security Broker



CBC ANS: Cipher Block Chaining