Acronyms#
NIST’s Computer Security Resource Center Glossary is a useful reference for information security terms, acronyms, and organizations.
- AES#
Advanced Encryption Standard
- 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
- NIST CSF#
NIST Cybersecurity Frameowrk
- CVE#
- DNS#
Domain name system
- 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
- IDS#
Intrusion Detection System
- IG#
Implementation Group
- IPS#
Intrustion Prevention System
- IT#
Information Technology
- MDBR#
- MDM#
Mobile Device Management OR
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
- PCMCIA#
Personal Computer Memory Card International Association
- PII#
Personally-Identifiable Information
- US-CERT#
United States Computer Emergency Readiness Team
- USB#
Universal Serial Bus
- VDP#
Vulnerability Disclosure Program
- VPN#
Virtual Private Network
- WPA#
Wi-Fi Protected Access