Linux commands
Vulnerability scanners
Random Acronyms
Threat Actor Types
Misc
100

Command that searches for lines that contain strings that match a pattern


Grep

100

Command line tool that displays open ports on host



Nmap

100

Non profit organization to help web developers secure their apps




OWASP Open Web App Security Project

100

Uses cyber weapons to promote a political agenda




Hacktivist

100

Web app vulnerabilty scanning tool from OWASP



ZAP (Zed App Proxy)

200

Command that prints the first 10 lines of the specified file 


Head

200

GUI tool that displays open ports on a host



Zenmap

200

Collection and analysis of data gathered from open sources to produce actionable intelligence



OSINT  Open Source Intelligence 

200

Threat actors whose activities lead to increased risk as a result of their privileged access or employment




Insider threat

200

Collects, stores, analyzes, and dispatches log messages from devices such as routers, switches, firewalls, Linux/Unix hosts, and Windows machines



Syslog

300

3 basic Linux permissions  



Read, write, and execute

300

Industry-standard method for assessing the severity of vulnerabilities



CVSS Common Vulnerability Score System

300

Facility that houses an information security team responsible for monitoring and analyzing an organization’s security posture on an ongoing basis


SOC  Security Operations Center

300

Goals are primarily espionage, strategic advantage, and commercial gains. APT



Nation states

300

Ecommerce security standard



PCI-DSS

400

Command that reads data from the file and gives their content as output. 



Cat

400

An open-source network vulnerability scanner that uses the Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures architecture for easy cross-linking between compliant security tools. George likes it



Nessus

400

Data that indicates a system may have been infiltrated by a cyber threat


IoC  Indicators of Compromise

400

Uses scripts obtained on dark web



Script Kiddie

400

Command-line packet capture utility for Linux




Tcpdump

500

Command to change permissions on Linux




Chmod

500

Open source vulnerability scanner maintained by Greenbone Networks. George hates it



OpenVAS

500

A solution that helps organizations detect, analyze, and respond to security threats before they harm business operations



SIEM  Security Information and Event Management 

500

Criminal profit, but typical activities are financial fraud (both against individuals and companies) and blackmail




Organized crime

500

GUI packet capture tool



Wireshark

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