Acronyms#
NIST’s Computer Security Resource Center Glossary is a useful reference for information security terms, acronyms, and organizations.
- AES#
Advanced Encryption Standard
- AI#
artificial intelligence
- BMD#
ballot marking device
- CCOS#
central count optical scanner
- CDM#
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Continuous Diagnostics and Mitigation
Continuous Diagnostics and Monitoring
- CD-R#
compact disc read-only
- CFAA#
Computer Fraud and Abuse Act of 1986
- CIS#
Center for Internet Security
- CISA#
Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency
- COTS#
commercial-off-the-shelf
- CSF#
NIST Cybersecurity Frameowrk
- CVE#
- CVSS#
Common Vulnerability Scoring System
- DNS#
domain name system
- DRE#
direct record electronic
- DVD-R#
digital video disc read-only
- EAC#
Election Assistance Commission
- EDR#
- EI-ISAC#
Election Infrastructure Information Sharing and Analysis Center
- EMS#
election management system
- GRC#
governance, risk, and compliance
- IDS#
intrusion detection system
- IG#
Implementation Group
- IPS#
intrustion prevention system
- IT#
information technology
- MDBR#
- MDM#
mobile device management
mis-, dis-, and mal-Information
- MFA#
- MS-ISAC#
Multi-State Information Sharing and Analysis Center
- NCSR#
National Cybersecurity Review
- NIST#
National Institute of Standards and Technology
- NIST SP#
NIST Special Publication
- NVD#
National Vulnerability Database
- OS#
optical scanner
- PCMCIA#
Personal Computer Memory Card International Association
- PCOS#
precinct count optical scanner
- PII#
personally identifiable information
- US-CERT#
United States Computer Emergency Readiness Team
- UOCAVA#
Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act
- USB#
universal serial bus
- VDP#
vulnerability disclosure program
- VPN#
virtual private network
- VVPAT#
voter verifiable paper audit trail
- WPA#
wi-fi protected access