Cybersecurity Terms

Acronyms - M

M

• MaaS - Malware-as-a-Service
• MAC - mandatory access control
• MAC - Message Authentication Code
• MARS - Monitoring, Analysis and Response System
• MDM - Mobile Device Management
• MDR - managed detection and response
• MFA - Multi-Factor Authentication
• MitB - Man-in-the-Browser attack
• MitM - Man-in-the-Middle attack
• MPPE - Microsoft Point-to-Point Encryption
• MSL - Master Station Log
• MSP - managed security provider
• MSS - managed security services
• MSSP - Managed Security Service Provider

Acronyms - N

N

• NAC - Network Access Control
• NAC - Network Admission Control (Network Access Control)
• NDLP - network data leak prevention
• NGF - Next-Generation Firewall
• NGFW - Next-Generation Firewall
• NIDS - Network Intrusion Detection System
• NIDS/NIPS - Network Intrusion Detection System/Network Intrusion Prevention System
• NIPS - Network Intrusion Prevention System
• NSM - network security monitoring

Acronyms - O

O

• OCSP - Online Certificate Status Protocol
• OCTAVE - Operationally Critical Threat, Asset, and Vulnerability Evaluation
• OFB - Output Feedback mode
• OPIE - One-Time Passwords in Everything
• OTP - one-time pad
• OTP - one-time passcode
• OTP - one-time password