DfT is the Department for Transport which is part of the UK Government.
DFIR: Digital Forensics & Incident Response
DFIR is an acronym for Digital Forensics & Incident Response. DFIR is the set of processes which should be performed after a cyber attack.
DEFRA: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
DEFRA is the Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs which is part of UK Government.
DDoS: Distributed Denial of Service
DDoS is an acronym for Distributed Denial of Service, which is a type of cyber attack which aims to bring down a system or device.
DCMS: Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport
DCMS is the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport which is part of the UK government. Cyber security of society is one of the aspects of their concern.
CAF: Cyber Assessment Framework
The Cyber Assessment Framework (CAF) is the framework developed by the UK National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) which addresses the NIS Directive. For more information on the CAF, check out our blog post here
Profile by Awen Collective has the CAF as it’s core standard, and applies to CNI operators and their suppliers.
CNI: Critical National Infrastructure
Critical National Infrastructure (CNI), or sometimes just referred to as Critical Infrastructure, is any service which assists in the function of communities.
CNI typically includes the following industrial sectors:
Energy
Electricity, including nuclear and renewables
Oil, Gas, Coal
Water
Drinking water
Waste water
Transport
Road
Rail
Air
Water
Other sectors are sometimes included in CNI, including:
Healthcare
Financial sector
Telecommunications
Emergency services
Agriculture
Critical manufacturing, such as pharmaceuticals and chemicals
As such a critical service is critical to society by very definition, they are a target for APT groups.
CEO: Chief Executive Officer
CEO is an abbreviation for Chief Executive Officer.