Acronyms 1
Acronyms 2
Acronyms 3
Acronyms 4
Ports
100
This uses a PCIe bus and a M.2 slot.
What is Non-Volatile Memory Express?
100
A practice of having multiple factors to protect an account.
What is Multi Factor Authentication?
100
This abbreviates as TN.
What is Twisted Nematic?
100
Major technology used with the "Tap to pay" feature.
What is Near Field Communication?
100
These are the ports used by FTP.
What is 20 and 21?
200
This stands for SCADA
What is Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition?
200
You know you have this type of address when you see 169.254.
What is Automatic Private Internet Protocol Addressing?
200
This is the file system replaced by NTFS on Windows systems.
What is File Allocation Table?
200
This is the port used by Secure Shell.
What is 22?
300
This is a 128-bit randomly-generated number that is large enough that it can be considered unique. It is often represented in hex.
What is GUID/UUID?
(Globally Unique Identifier/ Universally Unique Identifier)
(Both are acceptable, just note that Microsoft prefers GUID.)
300
This is a technology used in certain types of RAM to insure data integrity.
What is Error Correcting Code?
300
This is a XML-based standard for securely exchanging authentication data, primarily used to allow Single Sign-On.
What is Security Assertion Markup Language?
300
This is the port used by RDP.
What is 3389?
400
This is a framework for improving software development practices. (You must say each word in the acronym to get points!)
What is Software Process Improvement and Capability Determination (SPICE)?
400
This is an email security protocol that prevents spoofing by using SPF and DKIM to verify emails and setting polices to what happens to message that fail.
What is Domain-based Message Authentication, Reporting, and Conformance?
400
The team that picks this gets +1000 points.
The team that picks this gets +1000 points.
400
This is the port used by AFP.
What is 548?
500
This is a network protocol for providing centralized Authentication, Authorization, and Accounting, often used for networking devices. It typically uses port 49.
What is Terminal Access Controller Access-Control System?
500
This is a cybersecurity strategy that controls and monitors accounts with privileged access to critical systems.
What is Privileged Access Management?
500
The team that picks this gets -1000 points.
The team that picks this gets -1000 points.
500
This is the port used by SNMP.
What is 161 and 162?