The Awen Terminology Discombobulator
The sectors that we work in, and cyber security in general, is full of acronyms, buzzwords and peculiar names.
So we’ve made this very useful glossary of terms to attempt to un- or de- discombobulate.
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Business
- 23 May 2022 Purdue Model
- 18 May 2022 Defence In Depth
- 18 May 2022 ISP - Internet Service Provider
- 19 Jan 2020 SOC: Security Operations Centre
- 19 Jan 2020 SaaS: Software as a Service
- 19 Jan 2020 SIEM: Security Information and Event Management
- 19 Jan 2020 Security-by-Design
- 16 Jan 2020 PenTesting / Penetration Testing
- 16 Jan 2020 Phishing
- 15 Jan 2020 OT: Operational Technology
- 14 Jan 2020 NCSC: National Cyber Security Centre
- 14 Jan 2020 NOC: Network Operations Centre
- 14 Jan 2020 NIS Directive
- 9 Jan 2020 ISO: International Organization for Standardization
- 9 Jan 2020 IEEE: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
- 9 Jan 2020 IEC: International Electrotechnical Commission
- 9 Jan 2020 ICO: Information Commissioner’s Office
- 9 Jan 2020 Insider Threat
- 9 Jan 2020 IET: Institution of Engineering and Technology
- 8 Jan 2020 Honeypot / Honeynet
- 7 Jan 2020 GCHQ: Government Communications HeadQuarters
- 7 Jan 2020 GDPR: General Data Protection Regulation
- 6 Jan 2020 FIRST: Forum of Incident Response and Security Teams
- 5 Jan 2020 ENISA: European Union Agency for Network and Information Security
- 4 Jan 2020 DWI: Drinking Water Inspectorate
- 4 Jan 2020 DoS: Denial of Service
- 4 Jan 2020 DfT: Department for Transport
- 4 Jan 2020 DFIR: Digital Forensics & Incident Response
- 4 Jan 2020 DEFRA: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
- 4 Jan 2020 DDoS: Distributed Denial of Service
- 4 Jan 2020 DCMS: Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport
- 3 Jan 2020 CAF: Cyber Assessment Framework
- 3 Jan 2020 CNI: Critical National Infrastructure
- 3 Jan 2020 CEO: Chief Executive Officer
- 3 Jan 2020 CTO: Chief Technology Officer
- 3 Jan 2020 CSO: Chief Security Officer
- 3 Jan 2020 CSIRT: Computer Security Incident Response Team
- 3 Jan 2020 CREST: The Council for Registered Ethical Security Testers
- 3 Jan 2020 CISSP: Certified Information Systems Security Professional
- 3 Jan 2020 CiSP: Cyber Security Information Sharing Partnership
- 3 Jan 2020 CISO: Chief Information Security Officer
- 3 Jan 2020 CIP: Critical Infrastructure Protection
- 3 Jan 2020 CIO: Chief Information Officer or Chief Innovation Officer
- 3 Jan 2020 CERT: Computer Emergency Response Team
- 2 Jan 2020 BYOD: Bring Your Own Device
- 2 Jan 2020 Brute Force
- 1 Jan 2020 APT: Advanced Persistent Threat
- 1 Jan 2020 ADS: Anomaly Detection System
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Device
- 3 Jan 2020 CPS: Cyber Physical System
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IT
- 23 May 2022 Purdue Model
- 23 May 2022 Deep Packet Inspection
- 23 May 2022 OSI Model
- 18 May 2022 Network TAPs - Test Access Points
- 18 May 2022 SPAN - Switch Port Analyzer
- 18 May 2022 Network Switch
- 18 May 2022 AD - Active Directory
- 18 May 2022 DMZ - De-Militarized Zone
- 18 May 2022 SSDP - Simple Service Discovery Protocol
- 18 May 2022 IP Address
- 18 May 2022 ARP - Address Resolution Protocol
- 18 May 2022 MAC Address - Media Access Control Address
- 18 May 2022 ISP - Internet Service Provider
- 18 Jan 2020 Ransomware
- 13 Jan 2020 MITM: Man-in-the-Middle
- 9 Jan 2020 IDS: Intrusion Detection System
- 9 Jan 2020 IoT: Internet of Things
- 4 Jan 2020 DoS: Denial of Service
- 4 Jan 2020 DDoS: Distributed Denial of Service
- 3 Jan 2020 Cipher / Cypher
- 3 Jan 2020 CERT: Computer Emergency Response Team
- 2 Jan 2020 BYOD: Bring Your Own Device
- 2 Jan 2020 Botnet
- 2 Jan 2020 Brute Force
- 1 Jan 2020 APT: Advanced Persistent Threat
- 1 Jan 2020 ADS: Anomaly Detection System
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OT
- 23 May 2022 Purdue Model
- 23 May 2022 Deep Packet Inspection
- 23 May 2022 OSI Model
- 18 May 2022 MODBUS
- 18 May 2022 Network TAPs - Test Access Points
- 18 May 2022 SPAN - Switch Port Analyzer
- 18 May 2022 Network Switch
- 18 May 2022 DMZ - De-Militarized Zone
- 18 May 2022 SSDP - Simple Service Discovery Protocol
- 18 May 2022 IP Address
- 18 May 2022 ARP - Address Resolution Protocol
- 18 May 2022 MAC Address - Media Access Control Address
- 19 Jan 2020 SCADA: Supervisory Control And Data Acquisition
- 18 Jan 2020 RTU: Remote Terminal Unit
- 16 Jan 2020 PLC: Programmable Logic Controller
- 15 Jan 2020 OT: Operational Technology
- 9 Jan 2020 IED: Intelligent Electronic Device
- 9 Jan 2020 ICS: Industrial Control System
- 9 Jan 2020 IoT: Internet of Things
- 9 Jan 2020 IIoT: Industrial Internet of Things
- 9 Jan 2020 IACS: Industrial Automation Control System
- 8 Jan 2020 HMI: Human-Machine Interface
- 4 Jan 2020 DoS: Denial of Service
- 4 Jan 2020 DDoS: Distributed Denial of Service
- 4 Jan 2020 DCS: Distributed Control System
- 3 Jan 2020 CNI: Critical National Infrastructure
- 3 Jan 2020 CIP: Critical Infrastructure Protection
- 3 Jan 2020 CERT: Computer Emergency Response Team
- 2 Jan 2020 BAC: Building Automation and Control
- 2 Jan 2020 Botnet
- 1 Jan 2020 APT: Advanced Persistent Threat
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Protocol
- 18 May 2022 MODBUS
- 18 May 2022 AD - Active Directory
- 18 May 2022 SSDP - Simple Service Discovery Protocol
- 18 May 2022 IP Address
- 18 May 2022 ARP - Address Resolution Protocol
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Vulnerability
- 26 Jan 2020 Zero-day / 0day