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Unsolicited, unwanted, and sometimes malicious electronic messages indiscriminately transmitted to a large number of people.

CyberWire Glossary link: ⁠https://thecyberwire.com/glossary/spam⁠

Audio reference link: zumpzump, 2007. Monty Python - Spam [Video]. YouTube. URL ⁠https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=anwy2MPT5RE⁠.

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A US Department of Homeland Security agency tasked with supporting cyber and physical security for US critical infrastructure.

CyberWire Glossary link: ⁠https://thecyberwire.com/glossary/cybersecurity-and-infrastructure-security-agency⁠

Audio reference link: CISA, 2021. CISA Director Jen Easterly’s Keynote at Black Hat USA 2021 [Video]. YouTube. URL ⁠https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q7bu-L-m4K4⁠.

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The act of searching through an organization's trash for discarded sensitive material. 

CyberWire Glossary link: ⁠https://thecyberwire.com/glossary/dumpster-diving⁠

Audio reference link: “⁠Better Call Saul jimmy digs in the Sandpiper trash scene⁠,” uploaded by Robert Bowersock, 18 September 2022.

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The manipulation of search engine optimization, SEO, to promote malicious sites in search engine results.

CyberWire Glossary link: ⁠https://thecyberwire.com/glossary/search-engine-optimization-poisoning⁠

Audio reference link: Brown, B.E., 2021. The Ending Of The Waldo Moment Explained [Video]. YouTube. URL ⁠https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HsWja44-EMg⁠.

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The practice of crafting a fake online persona for malicious purposes.

CyberWire Glossary link: ⁠https://thecyberwire.com/glossary/catfish⁠

Audio reference link: netbunny, 2013. Catfish - The Movie - Ending Scene [Movie Scene]. YouTube. URL ⁠https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qR_NIN6zy0U

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A passwordless authentication protocol based on the FIDO2 standard.

CyberWire Glossary link: ⁠https://thecyberwire.com/glossary/passkey⁠

Audio reference link: Summers, J., 2023. Google Passkeys Have Arrived (here’s how to use them) [All Things Secured Channel]. YouTube. URL ⁠https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oFO7JgUx-bU⁠.

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A type of phishing attack that uses QR codes as the lure.

CyberWire Glossary link: ⁠https://thecyberwire.com/glossary/qr-code-phishing⁠

Audio reference link: KNR, 2018. Batman The Dark Knight Joker bomb blast by phone calls scene [Video]. YouTube. URL ⁠https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qB_fXfzB4z0⁠.

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Definition one: The recognition of a set of repeatable attack patterns across the intrusion kill chain.

Definition two: Determining the responsibility for offensive cyber operations.

CyberWire Glossary link: ⁠https://thecyberwire.com/glossary/attribution⁠

Audio reference link: Nunnikhoven, M., 2018. Cybersecurity Basics #9 - Attack Attribution [Video]. YouTube. URL ⁠www.youtube.com/watch?v=rlyMz5jN_Vs

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A type of cyber attack where an attacker sends a targeted and personalized email or other form of communication to a specific individual or a small group of individuals with the intention of tricking them into divulging sensitive information, such as a password, or convincing them to click a malicious link that will enable the attacker to take control of the victim's machine.

CyberWire Glossary link: ⁠https://thecyberwire.com/glossary/spearphishing⁠

Audio reference link: Richardson, T., 2014. What is the difference between phishing and spear-phishing? [Video]. YouTube. URL ⁠www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wpx5IMduWX4⁠.

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The ability to continuously deliver the intended outcome despite adverse cyber events.

CyberWire Glossary link: ⁠https://thecyberwire.com/glossary/resiliency⁠

Audio reference link: Cameron, J., 1984. The Terminator [Movie]. IMDb. URL ⁠www.imdb.com/title/tt0088247/⁠.

Clip Nation, 2012. The Arnold Schwarzenegger “I’ll Be Back” Supercut [Video]. YouTube. URL ⁠www.youtube.com/watch?v=-YEG9DgRHhA⁠.

Coops, C., 2013. Terminator 2 Theme [Video]. YouTube. URL ⁠www.youtube.com/watch?v=pVZ2NShfCE8⁠.

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