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7:57

Security Operations Center (SOC) (noun)

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2023/04/18

A centralized facility or team responsible for monitoring, detecting, analyzing, and responding to cybersecurity incidents within an organization. CyberWire Glossary link: https://thecyberwire.com/glossary/security-operations-center Audio reference link: AT&T Tech Channel, 2012. A tour of AT&T’s Network Operations Center (1979) [Video]. YouTube. URL www.youtube.com/watch?v=cigc3hvMyWw. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

6:01

hunt forward operations (noun)

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2023/04/11

Defensive cyber operations carried out by U.S. Cyber Command's Cyber National Mission Force, CNMF at the request of allied nations. CyberWire Glossary link: https://thecyberwire.com/glossary/hunt-forward-operation Audio reference link: Paul Nakasone, G., 2022. Vanderbilt Summit Keynote [Video]. YouTube. URL www.youtube.com/watch?v=Axg4s9l9wi0. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

8:14

Cyber gravity (noun)

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2023/04/04

The invisible force that governs the movement of data across networks. Audio reference link: “Things to Come 1936 - HG Wells.” YouTube, YouTube, 28 Sept. 2011, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=atwfWEKz00U. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

8:06

Artificial Intelligence (AI) (noun)

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2023/03/28

The ability of computers to execute tasks typically associated with human intelligence, including natural language processing, problem solving, and pattern recognition. CyberWire Glossary link: https://thecyberwire.com/glossary/ai Audio reference link: Staff, 2016. Alan Turing - The Imitation Game - Can Machines Think? [YouTube Video]. Learn Understand Create. URL www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vs7Lo5MKIws. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

6:37

Certification (noun)

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2023/03/21

A credential demonstrating an individual's knowledge in the field of cybersecurity, usually obtained by passing an exam or series of exams. CyberWire Glossary link: https://thecyberwire.com/glossary/certification Audio reference link: Bombal, D., 2022. Are certifications important in Cybersecurity? [Video]. YouTube. URL www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zdgf_Wr82rs. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

6:20

Network slicing (noun)

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2023/03/14

A technique used to create virtual networks within a shared physical network infrastructure. CyberWire Glossary link: https://thecyberwire.com/glossary/network-slicing Audio reference link: Whitehead, D.N., 2021. 5G Smart Networks Part 1: Network Slicing [Video]. YouTube. URL www.youtube.com/watch?v=dCt3rYODZ7g. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

6:44

Device trust (noun)

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2023/03/07

The process of verifying that a device is known, secure, and uncompromised before allowing it to connect to a network or access resources. CyberWire Glossary link: https://thecyberwire.com/glossary/device-trust Audio reference link: “Favorite Scene of Alan Rickman from Die Hard.” YouTube, YouTube, 14 Jan. 2016, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mklnXM3LIXo. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

7:17

ZTNA (noun)

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2023/02/28

A technology set design to support the cybersecurity first principle strategy of zero trust, that limits device people and software component access to only designated authorized resources and nothing more. CyberWire Glossary link: https://thecyberwire.com/glossary/zero-trust-network-access Audio reference link: “Zero Trust Explained by John Kindervag.” YouTube, YouTube, 2 Oct. 2022, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-LZe4Vn-eEo. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

6:57

GDPR (noun)

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2023/02/21

A data privacy legal framework that applies to all countries in the European Union, regulating the transmission, storage, and use of personal data associated with residents of the EU. CyberWire Glossary link: https://thecyberwire.com/glossary/general-data-protection-regulation Audio reference link: “Mr. Robot Predicts JPM Coin!” YouTube, YouTube, 14 Feb. 2019, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ee-cHbCI0s. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

8:37

ChatGPT (noun)

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2023/02/14

A conversational language model developed by the company OpenAI. CyberWire Glossary link: https://thecyberwire.com/glossary/chatgpt Audio reference link: jeongphill. “Movie - Her, First Meet OS1 (Operation System One, Os One, OS1).” YouTube, YouTube, 29 June 2014, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GV01B5kVsC0. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

5:51

Man-in-the-Middle (noun)

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2023/02/07

A cyber attack technique where adversaries intercept communications between two parties in order to collect useful information or to sabotage or corrupt the communication in some manner. CyberWire Glossary link: https://thecyberwire.com/glossary/man-in-the-middle-attack Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

6:06

NIST (Noun)

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2023/01/31

A branch of the US Department of Commerce whose stated mission is to “promote U.S. innovation and industrial competitiveness by advancing measurement science, standards, and technology in ways that enhance economic security and improve our quality of life.” CyberWire Glossary link: https://thecyberwire.com/glossary/national-institute-of-standards-and-technology Audio reference link: Center, M.I., 2022. 2022 Meridian Summit: Cultivating Trust in Technology with NIST Director Laurie Locascio [WWW

6:36

CIRT (noun)

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2023/01/24

A team responsible for responding to and managing cybersecurity incidents involving computer systems and networks in order to minimize the damage and to restore normal operations as quickly as possible. CyberWire Glossary link: https://thecyberwire.com/glossary/cirt Audio reference link: Avery, B., 2017. 24 TV May 05 Season4 [WWW Document]. YouTube. URL https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gq_2xPuqI-E&list=PLGHedLavrFoGsea1ZCHBm9-nK5FdM3_Kd&index=10. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit

7:45

Encore: Agile Software Development Method (noun)

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2023/01/17

A software development philosophy that emphasizes incremental delivery, team collaboration, continual planning, and continual learning CyberWire Glossary link: https://thecyberwire.com/glossary/agile-software-development Audio reference link: "Velocity 09: John Allspaw and Paul Hammond, "10+ Deploys Pe," John Allspaw and Paul Hammond, 2009 Velocity Conference, YouTube, 25 June 2009. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

5:25

PUP (noun)

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2023/01/10

A software program installed unintentionally by a user that typically performs tasks not asked for by the installer. CyberWire Glossary link: https://thecyberwire.com/glossary/potentially-unwanted-program Audio reference link: Butler, S., 2022. Potentially Unwanted Programs (PUPS) EXPLAINED [Video]. YouTube. URL https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5L429Iahbww (accessed 1.6.23). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

8:45

Encore: Pegasus (noun)

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2023/01/03

The flagship product of the controversial Israeli spyware vendor, the NSO Group, use for remotely hacking mobile devices, most notably iPhones, via zero-click exploits. CyberWire Glossary link: https://thecyberwire.com/glossary/pegasus Audio reference link:“Cybersecurity beyond the Headlines: A Conversation with Journalist Nicole Perlroth,” Kristen Eichensehr, and Nicole Perlroth, University of Virginia School of Law, YouTube, 14 February 2022 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit

7:43

Encore: MITRE ATT&CK (noun)

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2022/12/27

A knowledge base of adversary tactics, techniques, and procedures established and maintained by the MITRE Corporation. CyberWire Glossary link: https://thecyberwire.com/glossary/mitre-attck Audio reference link: “Attack Frameworks - SY0-601 CompTIA Security+ : 4.2,” Professor Messer, YouTube, 29 April 2021. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

7:46

Ransomware (noun)

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2022/12/20

Malware that disables a system in exchange for a ransom, usually by encrypting the system's data until the user pays for the decryption key. CyberWire Glossary link: https://thecyberwire.com/glossary/ransomware Audio reference link: https://watch.amazon.com/detail?gti=amzn1.dv.gti.d6a9f744-47b0-ac70-aa56-b31fd0f58482&territory=US&ref_=share_ios_season&r=web Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

5:42

Service Set Identifier (SSID) (noun)

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2022/12/13

The name of a wireless access point. CyberWire Glossary link. Audio reference link: SSID Management - CompTIA Security+ SY0-401: 1.5, Professor Messer, uploaded August 3rd, 2014. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

8:37

Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) (noun)

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2022/12/06

A U.S. Government specification for data encryption using an asymmetric key algorithm. CyberWire Glossary link: https://thecyberwire.com/glossary/advanced-encryption-standard Audio reference link: papadoc73. “Claude Debussy: Clair De Lune.” YouTube, YouTube, 6 Oct. 2008. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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