Universal Authentication Framework (UAF)
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Indicators of Compromise (IoC)
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Extended Detection and Response (XDR)
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Fast Identity Online (FIDO)
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Active Directory (AD)
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Scareware
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OAuth
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Web3
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National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
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Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA)
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Geofencing
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HTML Smuggling
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Object Identifier (OID)
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Randomization Function
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Check Digits
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3DES Encryption
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Assembly Language
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Doxxing
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Script
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Customer Relationship Management (CRM)
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Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP)
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Internet Service Provider (ISP)
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Emergency Data Request (EDR)
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Management Information Base (MIB)
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Network Management System (NMS)
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Self Assessment Questionnaire (SAQ)
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Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP)
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Error Correction Code (ECC)
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Quantum Computing
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Moore’s Law
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Command Line Interface (CLI)
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Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR)
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Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)
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Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI)
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Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC)
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Purple Team
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Network Access Control (NAC)
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AES Encryption
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Wiper Malware
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Fingerprint
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Checksum
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Lossless Compression
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Lossy Compression
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Master Boot Record (MBR)
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Information Disclosure
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Privilege Escalation Attack
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Tornado Cash
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Remote Code Execution (RCE)
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Wide Area Network (WAN)
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Metropolitan Area Network (MAN)
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