CyberSecurity Analyst (CySA+) Vocabulary
ACL - ANS-Access Control List
ARP - ANS-Address Resolution Protocol
BYOD - ANS-Bring Your Own Device
CIS - ANS-Center for Information Security - A nonprofit organization focused on improving
public and private sector cybersecurity readiness and response. Compromised of 4 programs:
Integrated Intelligence Center, Multi-State Information Sharing and Analysis Center, Security
Benchmarks, and Trusted Purchasing Alliance
CoBiT - ANS-Control Objectives for Information and Related Technology - framework created by
the ISACA (Information Systems Audit and Control Associations) for IT governance and
management. It was designed to be a supportive tool for managers and allows bridging the
crucial gap between technical issues, business risks and control requirements
CCTV - ANS-Close-Circuit Television
CRM - ANS-Customer Relations Management - A technology for managing all your company's
relationship and interactions with customers and potential customers. A CRM system helps
companies stay connected to customers, streamline processes, and improve profitablility
DDoS - ANS-Distributed Denial of Service
DNS - ANS-Domain Name Service
EMET - ANS-Enhanced Migration Experience Toolkit - Windows-based security tool that adds
supplemental security defenses to defend potentially vulnerable legacy and third-party
applications
FISMA - ANS-Federal Information Security Management Act - United States legislation that
defines a comprehensive framework to protect government information, operations and assets
against natural or man-made threats
FTK - ANS-Forensic Toolkit -
FTP - ANS-File Transfer Protocol
HBSS - ANS-Host Based Security System
, HIDS - ANS-Host Intrusion Detection System
HIPS - ANS-Host Intrusion Prevention Systems
HR - ANS-Human resources
ICS - ANS-Industrial Control Systems - A collective term used to describe different types of
control systems and associated instrumentation, which include the devices, systems, networks,
and controls used to operate and/or automate industrial processes (SCADA)
IDS - ANS-Intrusion Detection Systems
IMAP - ANS-Internet Messaging Access Protocol
IOC - ANS-Indicator of Compromise - Is an artifact observed on a network or in an OS that , with
high confidence, indicates a computer intrusion
IPS - ANS-Intrusion prevention systems
ISO - ANS-International Organization for Standardization - An organization that comprises
standards bodies from more than 160 countries, with one standards body representing each
member country. Collaborate in the development and promotion of international standards for
technology, scientific testing processes, working conditions, societal issues and more
ITIL - ANS-Information Technology Infrastructure Library - A framework designed to standardize
the selection, planning, delivery, and maintained of IT services within a business
LDAP - ANS-Lightweight Directory Access Protocol
MAC - ANS-Mandatory Access Control
MD5 - ANS-Message Digest 5
MOA - ANS-Memorandum of Agreement
MOU - ANS-Memorandum of Understanding
MRTG - ANS-Multi Router Traffic Grapher - Software used for monitoring and measuring the
traffic load on network links. It allows the user to see traffic loads on a network over time in
graphical form
NAC - ANS-Network Access Control
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