Organizational & Frameworks:

• CISO: Chief Information Security Officer
• CSIRT: Computer Security Incident Response Team
• DFIR: Digital Forensics and Incident Response
• GRC: Governance, Risk, and Compliance
• IAM: Identity and Access Management
• NIST: National Institute of Standards and Technology
• SOC: Security Operations Center
• SOAR: Security Orchestration, Automation, and Response
   

Attacks & Threats:

• APT: Advanced Persistent Threat
• BEC: Business Email Compromise
• DDoS: Distributed Denial of Service
• Malware: Malicious Software
• MITM: Man-in-the-Middle
• Phishing: A type of social engineering attack where an attacker attempts to trick a user into providing sensitive information, often through email.
• Ransomware: A type of malware that encrypts a victim's files and demands a ransom payment to restore access.
• SQLi: Structured Query Language Injection
• XSS: Cross-Site Scripting

Technologies & Tools:

• AV: Anti-Virus
• BYOD: Bring Your Own Device
• CASB: Cloud Access Security Broker
• DLP: Data Loss Prevention
• EDR: Endpoint Detection and Response
• EPP: Endpoint Protection Platform
• E-T-L: Encryption, Transport, and Logging
• FW: Firewall
• HIDS/NIDS: Host-based/Network-based Intrusion Detection System
• HTTPS: Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure
• IAM: Identity and Access Management
• IDS/IPS: Intrusion Detection System/Intrusion Prevention System
• MFA: Multi-Factor Authentication
• SASE: Secure Access Service Edge
• SIEM: Security Information and Event Management
• VPN: Virtual Private Network
• WAF: Web Application Firewall
• XDR: Extended Detection and Response
• ZTNA: Zero Trust Network Access
   

Standards & Vulnerabilities:

• CIA: Confidentiality, Integrity, and Availability
• CVE: Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures
• CVSS: Common Vulnerability Scoring System
• GDPR: General Data Protection Regulation
• IoC: Indicator of Compromise
• PCI-DSS: Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard
• PII: Personally Identifiable Information