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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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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).

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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

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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.

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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. 

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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

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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.

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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. 

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