APT
Advanced Persistent Threat

DDoS
Distributed Denial of Service

IDS
Intrusion Detection System

IPS
Intrusion Prevention System

MFA
Multi-Factor Authentication

VPN
Virtual Private Network

SSL
Secure Sockets Layer

TLS
Transport Layer Security

SIEM
Security Information and Event Management

CISO
Chief Information Security Officer

ISO
International Organization for Standardization

NIST
National Institute of Standards and Technology

SOC
Security Operations Center

RAT
Remote Access Trojan

VLAN
Virtual Local Area Network

WAF
Web Application Firewall

RPO
Recovery Point Objective

RTO
Recovery Time Objective

GDPR
General Data Protection Regulation

CVE
Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures

PIV
Personal Identity Verification

BYOD
Bring Your Own Device

PHI
Protected Health Information

FIM
File Integrity Monitoring

SaaS
Software as a Service

IAM
Identity and Access Management

DLP
Data Loss Prevention

KPI
Key Performance Indicator

CISO
Chief Information Security Officer