The list of computer security acronyms and abbreviations.

All computer security related acronyms and abbreviations.

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CHAP:
Challenge Handshake Authentication Protocol(Computer technology)
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EGP:
Exterior Gateway Protocol(Network Layer Protocol, Routing, Protocol)
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JPEG:
Joint Photographic Experts Group(Imaging, Image Processing, Extension)
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MAN:
Metropolitan Area Network(Computers, Networking, Computer Security)
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NIC:
Network Interface Card(Computer network, Networking, Network)
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PGP:
Pretty Good Privacy(ALGorithM, Unix command, Printing)
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PLC:
Programmable Logic Controller(Electronics, Pulp and Paper, Forest industry)
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PoE:
Power over Ethernet(Ethernet, Wireless networking, Industrial networking)
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SCADA:
Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition(Energy, Computer Security)
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AD:
Active Directory(WINDOWS, MICROSOFT, Computer Security)
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CA:
Certificate Authority(Computer Security, Computer, Information Technology)
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DFS:
Distributed File System(Data Transfer, Network, Computer Security)
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DN:
Distinguished Name(Grid-computing, Computer Security, Computer)
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FAT:
File Allocation Table(Operating System, Computer file, FILE)
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IDE:
Integrated Development Environment(Computer software, Software)
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IDS:
Intrusion Detection System(Computer network, Network, Computer software)
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LF:
Low Frequency(Computer Security, Computer, Information Technology)
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MTU:
Maximum Transmission Unit(Computer Security, Computer)
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OLE:
Object Linking and Embedding(Software Development, Printing, Publishing)
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RSS:
Really Simple Syndication(Web Service, Internet promotion)
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