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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.

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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.

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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.

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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. 

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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. 

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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. 

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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. 

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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

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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).

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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.

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