{"id":18186,"date":"2025-02-12T13:52:27","date_gmt":"2025-02-12T12:52:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cyberinsights.iainfraser.net\/?page_id=18186"},"modified":"2026-04-28T14:51:40","modified_gmt":"2026-04-28T12:51:40","slug":"cyber-glossary","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/smecyberinsights.co.uk\/index.php\/cyber-glossary\/","title":{"rendered":"CYBER ACRONYMS"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Helping Keep Small Business CYBERSafe!
\n<\/strong>SMECYBERInsights<\/a>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0First\u00a0 For Small Business Cybersecurity Best Practice & Advice \u2026\u00a0<\/a>
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CYBER ACRONYMS:<\/strong>\u00a0 We have put together a SMECYBERInsights Acronyms to Help Small Businesses learn some of the mind boggling terms that are commonly used in Cybersecurity.<\/p>\n

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AML<\/strong> – Anti Money Laundering
\nAVS<\/strong> –\u00a0 Anti Virus Software
\nBOTNET<\/strong> \u2013 A group of computers which have been infected by malware
\nCTI<\/strong> – Cyber Threat Intelligence
\nDATA BREACH<\/strong> – Where Data has been compromised
\nDDoS <\/strong><\/a>\u2013 A malicious attempt to Disruption of normal web traffic
\nENCRYTION<\/strong> – A function that makes data unreadable
\nFIREWALL<\/strong> – system to detects suspicious activities & generates alerts.
\nICT<\/strong> – Information and Communications Technology
\nIPS<\/strong> – A security tool that monitors a network for malicious activity
\nMALWARE<\/strong> – Malicious software eg. viruses, trojans, worms etc.
\nMFA<\/strong><\/a>\u2013 Two-factor or multi-factor authentication
\nMDR<\/strong> – Managed detection and response
\nMSP<\/strong> – Managed Service Provider
\nNIS2<\/strong> – Network and Information Security Directive
\nPATCHING<\/strong> – Updates to firmware or software to improve security
\nPHISHING<\/strong><\/a> – Targets email, phone, or text with the intention to defraud
\nPORTS<\/strong> \u2013 Transport protocol for network data, to sort traffic
\nRANSOMWARE<\/strong><\/a> – Malicious software that holds users to ransom
\nROUTER<\/strong> – Device used to direct and route traffic around a network.
\nRMM<\/strong> – Remote Monitoring and Management
\nSIEM<\/strong> – Security Information and Event Management
\nSMISHING<\/strong><\/a> – Phishing via SMS
\nSOC<\/strong> – Security Operations Centre
\nSOCIAL ENGINEERING<\/strong> – Manipulating people to divulge sensitive info
\nSPYWARE<\/strong> – Malware designed to collect and steal sensitive information
\nTDIR<\/strong> – Threat detection & Incident Reporting
\nVIRUS<\/strong> \u2013 Malicious software that infects software & systems
\nVPN<\/strong><\/a> \u2013 A secure connection, that encrypts all traffic between 2 devices
\nVULNERABILITY<\/strong>\u00a0– A weakness, or flaw, in software, a system or process.
\nXDR<\/strong> – Extended Detection & Response
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SMECYBER Insights \u2013 Helping Keep Small Business CYBERSafe!\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

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