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7:06

Data Loss Protection (DLP) (noun)

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2022/11/29

A set of tools designed to safeguard data while in use in motion and at rest. CyberWire Glossary link: https://thecyberwire.com/glossary/data-loss-prevention Audio reference link: HistoryHeard. “Data Loss Prevention - CompTIA Security+ SY0-501 - 2.1,” Professor Messer, uploaded 20 November 2017 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

9:31

Domain Naming System (DNS) (noun)

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2022/11/22

A system that translates text-based URLs to their underlying numerical IP addresses. CyberWire Glossary link: https://thecyberwire.com/glossary/domain-name-system-dns Audio reference link: HistoryHeard. “History Heard: Paul Mockapetris.” YouTube, YouTube, 5 Apr. 2009. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

6:07

Pretexting (noun)

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2022/11/15

A social engineering technique in which a threat actor poses as a trusted person or entity in order to trick the victim into disclosing information or performing an action that benefits the attacker. CyberWire Glossary link: https://thecyberwire.com/glossary/pretexting Audio reference link: “Batch Pin Hurt Charlize Theron Skin | the Italian Job (2003) Movie Scene.” YouTube, YouTube, 22 Nov. 2016. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

8:59

Web Application Firewall (noun)

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2022/11/08

A layer seven firewall designed to block threats at the application layer of the open system interconnection model, the OSI model. CyberWire Glossary link: https://thecyberwire.com/glossary/web-application-firewall Audio reference link: “VCF East 9.1 - Ches' Computer Security Adventures - Bill Cheswick.” YouTube, 29 Dec. 2015, https://youtu.be/trR1cuBtcPs. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

7:06

COBIT (noun)

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2022/11/01

An IT governance framework developed by ISACA. CyberWire Glossary link: https://thecyberwire.com/glossary/cobit Audio reference link: isacappc. “How Do You Explain Cobit to Your Dad – or Your CEO?” YouTube, YouTube, 24 Aug. 2016, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EYATVkddIyw. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

8:17

Security Service Edge (SSE) (noun)

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2022/10/25

A security architecture that incorporates the cloud shared responsibility model, a vendor provided security stack, and network peering with one or more of the big content providers and their associated fiber networks. CyberWire Glossary link: https://thecyberwire.com/glossary/security-service-edge Audio reference link: Netskope (2022). What is Security Service Edge (SSE). YouTube. Available at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z9H84nvgBqw [Accessed 21 Oct. 2022]. Learn more about your ad choices

7:55

Domain spoofing (noun)

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2022/10/18

A social engineering tactic in which hackers build a malicious domain to mimic a legitimate one. CyberWire Glossary link: https://thecyberwire.com/glossary/domain-spoofing Audio reference link: “Mission Impossible Fallout - Hospital Scene.” YouTube, YouTube, 8 Oct. 2018, Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

9:22

Secure Web Gateway (noun)

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2022/10/11

A layer seven firewall that sits in line at the boundary between the internet and an organization's network perimeter that allows security policy enforcement and can perform certain prevention and detection tasks. CyberWire Glossary link: https://thecyberwire.com/glossary/secure-web-gateway Audio reference link: ‌Vintage Computer Federation (2015). VCF East 9.1 - Ches’ Computer Security Adventures - Bill Cheswick. YouTube. Available at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=trR1cuBtcPs. Learn more about

6:59

Indicators of Compromise (noun)

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2022/10/04

Digital evidence that a system or network has been breached. CyberWire Glossary link: https://thecyberwire.com/glossary/indicator-of-compromise Audio reference link: ‌”Suicide or Murder? | The Blind Banker | Sherlock,” uploaded by Sherlock, 18 October 2015 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

7:47

Intrusion Detection System (noun)

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2022/09/27

A system that monitors for malicious or unwanted activity, and either raises alerts when such activity is detected or blocks the traffic from passing to the target. CyberWire Glossary link: https://thecyberwire.com/glossary/intrusion-detection-system Audio reference link: “Network Intrusion Detection and Prevention - CompTIA Security+ SY0-501 - 2.1,” Professor Messer, uploaded 16 November, 2017 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

6:47

MFA prompt bombing (noun)

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2022/09/20

Hackers bypass, multifactor authentication schemes by sending a blizzard of spamming login attempts until the accounts owner accepts the MFA prompt out of desperation to make the spamming stop. CyberWire Glossary link: https://thecyberwire.com/glossary/mfa-prompt-bombing Audio reference link: movieclips. “Sneakers (2/9) Movie Clip - Defeating the Keypad (1992) HD.” YouTube, YouTube, 29 May 2011, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oG5vsPJ5Tos. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit

6:29

Apple Lockdown Mode (noun)

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2022/09/13

An optional security mode for macOS and iOS that reduces the attack surface of the operating system by disabling certain commonly attacked features. CyberWire Glossary link: https://thecyberwire.com/glossary/apple-lockdown-mode Audio reference link: “How NSO Group’s Pegasus Spyware Was Found on Jamal Khashoggi’s Fiancée’s Phone,” FRONTLINE, YouTube, 18 July 2021. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

8:05

Simulated Phishing (noun)

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2022/09/06

A security awareness training technique in which authorized, but fake phishing emails are sent to employees in order to measure and improve their resistance to real phishing attacks. CyberWire Glossary link: https://thecyberwire.com/glossary/simulated-phishing Audio reference link: “Blackhat (2014) - Hacking the NSA Scene (4/10) | Movieclips.” YouTube, YouTube, 19 Apr. 2017. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

6:59

Sideloading (noun)

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2022/08/30

The process of installing applications on a device without the use of official software distribution channels. CyberWire Glossary link: https://thecyberwire.com/glossary/sideloading Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

6:19

Microsegmentation (noun)

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2022/08/23

A zero trust security technique that isolates application workloads from each other, allowing each one to be protected individually. CyberWire Glossary link: https://thecyberwire.com/glossary/microsegmentation Audio reference link: “Micro-Segmentation Masterpieces,” PJ Kirner, Illumio CTO and Co-Founder, Tech Field Day, YouTube, 13 December 2020. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

6:08

Homograph phishing (noun)

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2022/08/16

The use of similar-looking characters in a phishing URL to spoof a legitimate site. CyberWire Glossary link: https://thecyberwire.com/glossary/homograph-phishing Audio reference link: “Mission Impossible III 2006 Masking 01,” uploaded by DISGUISE MASK, 28 July 2018. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

8:10

Anti-cheat software (noun)

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2022/08/09

Software designed to prevent cheating in video games. CyberWire Glossary link: https://thecyberwire.com/glossary/anti-cheat-software Audio reference link: “The BIG Problem with Anti-Cheat,” by Techquickie, YouTube, 5 June 2020 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

7:27

Pseudoransomware (noun)

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2022/08/02

Malware, in the guise of ransomware, that destroys data rather than encrypts. CyberWire Glossary link: https://thecyberwire.com/glossary/pseudoransomware Audio reference link: “Some Men Just Want to Watch the World Burn | the Dark Knight,” by YouTube, 2 November 2019. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

6:38

Trusted Platform Module (TPM) (noun)

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2022/07/26

A browser configuration control that prevents accessing resources within a private network. CyberWire Glossary link: https://thecyberwire.com/glossary/trusted-platform-module Audio reference link: “TPM (Trusted Platform Module) - Computerphile,” Computerphile, 23 July 2021 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

5:36

Private Network Access (PNA) (noun)

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2022/07/19

A browser configuration control that prevents accessing resources within a private network. CyberWire Glossary link. Audio reference link: “Chrome Limits Access to Private Networks,” by Daniel Lowrie, ITProTV, YouTube, 19 January 2022. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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