Infosec Terms

A glossary of Infosec terms and abbreviations.
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2FA: 2 Factor Authentication
A
AD: Active Directory
AES: Advanced Encryption Standard
AMSI: Anti-Malware Scan Interface
AP: Access Point
APT: Advanced Persisten Threat
AV: Antivirus
B
BoF: Buffer Overflow
C
C2 (CC): Command and Control
CBSP: Cloud-based Security Providers
CISA: Certified Information Systems Auditor
CISM: Certified Information Security 
CISSP: Certified Information Systems Security Professional
CS: Cobolt Strike
CSP: Content Security Polic
CVE; Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures
CVSS: Common Vulnerability Scoring System
D
DDoS: Distributed Denial of Service
DES: Data Encryption Standard
DLP: Data-loss Prevention
DOS: Dinial of Service
DSA: Digital Signature Algorithm
E
EDR: Endpoint Detection and Response
EPT: External Penetration Testing
ES: Enterprise Security
F
FDE: Full Disk Encryption
FW: Firewall
G
GPG: GNU Privacy Guard
GRE: Generic Routing Encapsulation
GSM: Global System for Mobile (communications)
H
HIPS: Host IPS (Intrusion Prevention System)
HMAC: Hash-based Message Authentication Code
HPP: HTTP Parameter Pollution
HSTS: HTTP Strict Transport Security
I
(I)IoT: (Industrial) Internet of Things
IAM: Identity Access Management
IAST: Interactive Application Security Testing
ICE: Intrusion Countermeasures Electronics
ICS: Incident Command System
ICS: Industrial Control System
ID: Information Disclosure
IDS: Intrusion Detection System
IPS: Intrusion Prevention System
IPT: Internal Penetration Testing
IPsec: Internet Protocol Security
IR: Incident Response
ISM: Information Security Manual
ISMS: Information Security Management System
J
JCE: Java Cryptography Extension
K
KC: Kill Chain
KLCP: Kali Linux Certified Professional
L
LE: Let's Encrypt
LOIC: Low Orbit Ion Cannon
LPA: Least Privilege Access
LPE: Local Privilege Escalation
M
MD5: Message Digest 5 (hash)
MDR: Managed Detection and Response
MFA: Multi-Factor Authentication
MISP: Malware Information Sharing Platform
MSCT: Microsoft Security Compliance Toolkit
MSSP: Managed Security Service Provider
MitM: Man-in-the-Middle
N
NCSC: CCPLP    NCSC Certified Cybersecurity Professional - Lead Practitioner
NCSC: CCPP    NCSC Certified Cybersecurity Professional - Practitioner
NCSC: CCPSP    NCSC Certified Cybersecurity Professional - Senior Practitioner
NCSC: National Cyber Security Centre
NCS: National Cybersecurity Strategy
NGFW: Next Generation Firewall
NIDS: Network IDS (Intrusion Detection System)
NIPS: Network IPS (Intrusion Prevention System)
NSE: 4    NSE 4 - FortiNET Network Security Professional
NSE: 7    NSE 7 - FortiNET Network Security Architect
NSE: 8    NSE 8 - Fortinet Network Security Expert
O
OPSA: ISECOM OSSTMM Professional Security Analyst
OPSEC: Operations Security
OPSE: ISECOM OSSTMM Professional Security Expert
OPST: ISECOM OSSTMM Professional Security Tester
OSCE: Offensive Security Certified Expert
OSCP: Offensive Security Certified Professional
OSEE: Offensive Security Exploitation Expert
OSEP: Offensive Security Experienced Penetration Tester
OSINT: Open Source Intelligence
OSSTMM: Open Source Security Testing Methodology Manual
OSWP: Offensive Security Wireless Professional
OTP: One-time Password
OT: Operational Technology
OWASP: Open Web Application Security Project
P
PACES: Pentester Academy Certified Enterprise Security Specialist
PAM: Privilege Access Management
PCAP: Packet Capture
PCNSA: Palo Alto Networks Certified Network Security Administrator
PCNSE: Palo Alto Networks Certified Network Security Engineer
PE: Privilege Escalation
PEBCAK: Problem Exists Between Chair and Keyboard
PEBKAC: Problem Exists Between Keyboard And Chair
PERSEC: Personal Security (military)
PFS: Perfect Forward Secrecy
PGP: Pretty Good Privacy
PII: Personally Identifiable Infomation
PIM: Privilege Identity Management
PIN: Personal Identification Number
PKI: Public Key Infrastructure
PLC: Programmable Logic Controllers
PLD: Payload
POA&M: Plan of Action & Mitigation
PS: Powershell
PT: Penetration Test
PTR: Penetration Test Request
Pentest+: CompTIA Pentest+
PoC: Point of Concept
PrivEsc: Privilege Escalation
Q
QSA: Quality Security Assessor
R
RAT: Remote (Adimistration/Access) Too
RBA: Risk-based Assessment
RCA: Root Cause Analysis
RCE: Remote Code Executionl
S
SAST: Static Application Security Testing
SIEM: Security Information and EVent Management
SOC: Security Operations Centre
SPF: Sender Policy Framework
SQLi: SQL Injection
SSCP - Systems Security Certified Practitioner
SSE: Server-Side Encryption
SSH: Secure Shell
STS: Security Token Service
T
TI: Threat Intelligence
TLS: Transport Layer Security
TOR: The Onion Router
TPM: Trusted Platform Module
U
V
VA: Vulnerability Assessment
VAPT: Vulnerability Assessment and Penetration Test
VDP: Vulnerability Disclosure Program
VLOM: Vulnerability Lifecycle Management
VM: Vulnerability Management
VMP: Vulnerability Management Program
VR: Vulnerability Research
VSA: Vendor Security Assessment
W
WAF: Web Application Firewall
WAP: Web Application Protection
WAPT: Web Application Penetration Test
WCE: Windows Credentials Editor
WIDS: Wireless Intrusion Detection System
WIPS: Wireless Intrusion Prevention System
WPA: Wi-Fi Protected Access
X
XXE: XML External Entities
XSS: Cross-Site Scripting
Y
Z
ZT: Zero Trust
PiHole
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