Acronym soup for
Cybersecurity

A field of information technology concerned with protecting networks, devices, and data from unauthorized access or criminal use.

A list of publicly disclosed computer security flaws.

An attack where multiple systems flood the bandwidth or resources of a targeted system.

A system that monitors end-user devices to detect and respond to cyber threats.

A regulation in the EU that governs how personal data should be protected and processed.

A device or software application that monitors network traffic for malicious activities.

A system that monitors a network for malicious activities and takes actions to prevent them.

A common abbreviation in tables and lists for the phrase Not Available (also Not Applicable, No Answer, or Not Assessed).

A framework for managing digital keys and certificates to secure electronic communications.

A type of malware that allows attackers to remotely control a system.

Software that provides real-time analysis of security alerts generated by hardware and applications.

A centralized unit that deals with security issues on an organizational and technical level.

A web security vulnerability that allows attackers to interfere with the queries an application makes to its database.