AAA
Authentication, Authorization, and Accounting
SLA
Service-level Agreement
DHCP
Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol
ISO
International Organization for Standardization
AMD
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
SaaS
Software as a Service
NTFS
New Technology File System
ONT
Optical Network Terminal
PUP
Potentially Unwanted Program
UAC
User Account Control
VRAM
Video Random-access Memory
SCSI
Small Computer System Interface
WAN
Wide Area Network
ACL
Access Control List
PAM
Privileged Access Management
FTP
File Transfer Protocol
KVM
Keyboard-Video-Mouse
EOL
End-of-life
LAN
Local Area Network
APFS
Apple File System
SSID
Service Set Identifier
RADIUS
Remote Authentication Dial-in User Server
UDP
User Datagram Protocol
DDR
Double Data Rate
RAID
Redundant Array of Independent Disks
WLAN
Wireless LAN [Local Area Network]
VPN
Virtual Private Network
IAM
Identity and Access Management
GPT
GUID [Globally Unique Identifier] Partition Table
PCIe
Peripheral Component Interconnect Express
EFS
Encrypting File System
DKIM
DomainKeys Identified Mail
exFAT
Extended File Allocation Table
MX
Mail Exchange
DDOS
Distributed Denial of Service
TCP
Transmission Control Protocol
DIMM
Dual In-line Memory Module
SATA
Serial Advanced Technology Attachment
VDI
Virtual Desktop Infrastructure
VoIP
Voice over Internet Protocol
BYOD
Bring Your Own Device
DB-9
Serial Communications D-Shell Connector, 9 pins
UPnP
Universal Plug and Play
RDP
Remote Desktop Protocol
SPF
Sender Policy Framework
FAT32
32-bit File Allocation Table
CNAME
Canonical Name
XSS
Cross-site Scripting
SQL
Structured Query Language
RAM
Random-access Memory
SSD
Solid-state Drive
WISP
Wireless Internet Service Provider
SAML
Security Assertions Markup Language
MDM
Mobile Device Management
PC
Personal Computer
WPA
Wi-Fi Protected Access
SAS
Serial Attached SCSI [Small Computer System Interface]
DMARC
Domain-based Message Authentication, Reporting, and Conformance
MBR
Master Boot Record
SMTP
Simple Mail Transfer Protocol
SSO
Single Sign-on
OLED
Organic Light-emitting Diode
CPU
Central Processing Unit
OS
Operating System
SOHO
Small Office/Home Office
NTP
Network Time Protocol
BEC
Business Email Compromise
HSM
Hardware Security Module
eSATA
External Serial Advanced Technology Attachment
SODIMM
Small Outline Dual In-line Memory Module
SC
Subscriber Connector
XFS
Extended File System
SMS
Short Message Service
POST
Power-on Self-test
VA
Vertical Alignment
ATX
Advanced Technology Extended
NIC
Network Interface Card
VLAN
Virtual LAN [Local Area Network]
RMM
Remote Monitoring and Management
ADF
Automatic Document Feeder
GFS
Grandfather-Father-Son
DVI
Digital Visual Interface
EULA
End-user License Agreement
MAC
Media Access Control
ReFS
Resilient File System
SSH
Secure Shell
TACACS
Terminal Access Controller Access-control System
VGA
Video Graphics Array
BIOS
Basic Input/Output System
UPS
Uninterruptible Power Supply
APIPA
Automatic Private Internet Protocol Addressing
CIFS
Common Internet File System
DLP
Data Loss Prevention
DSL
Digital Subscriber Line
ESD
Electrostatic Discharge
ARM
Advanced RISC [Reduced Instruction Set Computer] Machine
IaaS
Infrastructure as a Service
PoE
Power over Ethernet
HTTPS
Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure
SCADA
Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition
TN
Twisted Nematic
BSOD
Blue Screen of Death
NDA
Non-disclosure Agreement
MAN
Metropolitan Area Network
XDR
Extended Detection and Response
MFA
Multifactor Authentication
DNS
Domain Name System
POP
Post Office Protocol
ITX
Information Technology eXtended
PaaS
Platform as a Service
TPM
Trusted Platform Module
LDAP
Lightweight Directory Access Protocol
RSR
Rapid Security Response
IPS
In-Plane Switching
S.M.A.R.T.
Self-monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technology
TKIP
Temporal Key Integrity Protocol
WWAN
Wireless Wide Area Network
IoT
Internet of Things
MSDS
Material Safety Data Sheet
GPS
Global Positioning System
TOTP
Time-based One-time Password
IOPS
Input/Output Operations Per Second
IMAP
Internet Mail Access Protocol
NFC
Near-field Communication
SMB
Server Message Block
RFID
Radio-frequency Identification
HDMI
High-definition Media Interface
NVMe
Non-volatile Memory Express
LC
Lucent Connector
IP
Internet Protocol
AES
Advanced Encryption Standard
MMC
Microsoft Management Console
SOP
Standard Operating Procedure
OTP
One-time Password (or Passcode)
EDR
Endpoint Detection and Response
MDR
Managed Detection and Response
ECC
Error-correcting Code
VNC
Virtual Network Computer
SAN
Storage Area Network
USB
Universal Serial Bus
UEFI
Unified Extensible Firmware Interface
ST
Straight Tip
PAN
Personal Area Network