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 Document]. YouTube. URL https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o43Y9Tk8ZVA (accessed 1.26.23).

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.

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.

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).

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

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.

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

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.

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. 

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