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100+ Computer and Network Security Abbreviations

Sarcastic Writer May 19, 20211Security

The term computer security and information security covers a wide array of activities in an organization/network. It includes not only the products, but also the processes used to prevent unauthorized access to, modification of, and deletion of information.

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Below is the list of all computer security related abbreviations that you should know:

S.No.	Acronym	Definition
1	3DES	Triple Digital Encryption Standard
2	ACL	Access Control List
3	AES	Advanced Encryption Standard
4	AES256	Advanced Encryption Standard 256 bit
5	AH	Authentication Header
6	ALE	Annual or Annualized Loss Expectancy
7	ARO	Annualized Rate of Occurrence
8	ARP	Address Resolution Protocol
9	AUP	Acceptable Use Policy
10	BIOS	Basic Input/Output System
11	BOTS	Network Robots
12	CA	Certificate Authority
13	CAN	Controller Area Network
14	CCTV	Closed-Circuit Television
15	CHAP	Challenge Handshake Authentication Protocol
16	CRL	Certification Revocation List
17	DAC	Discretionary Access Control
18	DDoS	Distributed Denial of Service
19	DES	Digital Encryption Standard
20	DHCP	Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol
21	DLL	Dynamic Link Library
22	DMZ	Demilitarized Zone
23	DNS	Domain Name Service (Server)
24	DoS	Denial of Service
25	EAP	Extensible Authentication Protocol
26	ECC	Elliptic Curve Cryptography
27	FTP	File Transfer Protocol
28	GRE	Generic Routing Encapsulation
29	H-IDS	Host-based Intrusion Detection System
30	H-IPS	Host-based Intrusion Prevention System
31	HTTP	Hypertext Transfer Protocol
32	HTTPS	Hypertext Transfer Protocol over SSL
33	HVAC	Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning
34	ICMP	Internet Control Message Protocol
35	ID	Identification, or Intrusion Detection
36	IM	Instant Messaging
37	IMAP4	Internet Message Access Protocol v4
38	IP	Internet Protocol
39	IPSec	Internet Protocol Security
40	IRC	Internet Relay Chat
41	ISP	Internet Service Provider
42	KDC	Key Distribution Center
43	L2TP	Layer 2 Tunneling Protocol
44	LANMAN	Local Area Network Manager
45	LDAP	Lightweight Directory Access Protocol
46	MAC	Mandatory Access Control
47	MAC	Media Access Control
48	MAC	Message Authentication Code
49	MAN	Metropolitan Area Network
50	MD5	Message Digest 5
51	MSCHAP	Microsoft Challenge Handshake Authentication Protocol
52	MTU	Maximum Transmission Unit
53	NAC	Network Access Control
54	NAT	Network Address Translation
55	N-IDS	Network-Based Intrusion Detection System
56	N-IPS	Network-Based Intrusion Prevention System
57	NOS	Network Operating System
58	NTFS	New Technology File System
59	NTLM	New Technology LAN Manager
60	NTP	Network Time Protocol
61	OS	Operating system
62	OVAL	Open Vulnerability and Assessment Language
63	PAP	Password Authentication Protocol
64	PAT	Port Address Translation
65	PBX	Private Branch Exchange
66	PGP	Pretty Good Privacy
67	PII	Personally Identifiable Information
68	PKI	Public Key Infrastructure
69	PPP	Point-to-Point Protocol
70	PPTP	Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol
71	RAD	Rapid Application Development
72	RADIUS	Remote Authentication Dial-In User Service
73	RAID	Redundant Array of Inexpensive Disks
74	RAS	Remote Access Server
75	RBAC	Role-Based Access Control
76	RBAC	Rule-Based Access Control
77	RSA	Rivest, Shamir, and Adleman
78	S/MIME	Secure Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions
79	SCSI	Small Computer System Interface
80	SHA	Secure Hashing Algorithm or Secure Hash Algorithm
81	SHTTP	Secure Hypertext Transfer Protocol
82	SLA	Service-Level Agreement
83	SLE	Single loss expectancy
84	SMTP	Simple Mail Transfer Protocol
85	SNMP	Simple Network Management Protocol
86	SPIM	Spam over Internet Messaging
87	SSH	Secure Shell
88	SSL	Secure Sockets Layer
89	SSO	Single Sign-On
90	STP	Shielded Twisted Pair
91	TACACS	Terminal Access Controller Access Control System
92	TCP/IP	Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol
93	TKIP	Temporal Key Integrity Protocol
94	TKIP	Temporal Key Interchange Protocol
95	TLS	Transport Layer Security
96	TPM	Trusted Platform Module
97	UPS	Uninterruptable Power Supply
98	URL	Universal Resource Locator or Uniform Resource Locator
99	USB	Universal Serial Bus
100	UTP	Unshielded Twisted Pair
101	VLAN	Virtual Local Area Network
102	VoIP	Voice Over IP
103	VPN	Virtual Private Network
104	WEP	Wired Equivalent Privacy
105	WPA	Wi-Fi Protected Access