Word Notes

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A fun and informative cybersecurity audio glossary from N2K.

  1. 4D AGO

    COBIT (noun)

    Please enjoy this encore of Word Notes. 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

    7 min

  2. FEB 17

    Security Service Edge (SSE) (noun)

    Please enjoy this encore of Word Notes. 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. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    8 min

  3. FEB 10

    Domain spoofing (noun)

    Please enjoy this encore of Word Notes. 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

    8 min

  4. FEB 3

    Secure Web Gateway (noun)

    Please enjoy this encore of Word Notes. 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 your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    9 min

  5. JAN 27

    Indicators of Compromise (noun)

    Please enjoy this encore of Word Notes. 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 min

  6. JAN 20

    Intrusion Detection System (noun)

    Please enjoy this encore of Word Notes. 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

    8 min

  7. JAN 13

    MFA prompt bombing (noun)

    Please enjoy this encore of Word Notes. 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 megaphone.fm/adchoices

    7 min

  8. JAN 6

    Apple Lockdown Mode (noun)

    Please enjoy this encore of Word Notes. 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

    6 min
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A fun and informative cybersecurity audio glossary from N2K.

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  • Creator
    N2K Networks
  • Years Active
    2020 - 2026
  • Episodes
    296
  • Rating
    Clean
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    © 2024 N2K Networks, Inc. 706761
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