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Word Notes

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A fun and informative cybersecurity audio glossary from N2K.
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Software Assurance Maturity Model (SAMM) (noun)

Please enjoy this encore of Word Notes. A prescriptive open source software security maturity model designed to guide strategies tailored to an organization’s specific risks. Audio reference link: " ⁠OWASPMSP - Pravir Chandra: Software Assurance Maturity Model (OpenSAMM)⁠ ." by Pravir Chandra, OWASP MSP, 2009. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jul 22, 20256 minSeason 2Ep. 92

Universal 2nd Factor (U2F) (noun)

Please enjoy this encore of Word Notes. An open standard for hardware authentication tokens that use the universal serial bus, or USB, near-field communications, or NFCs, or Bluetooth to communicate one factor in a two-factor authentication exchange. Cyberwire Glossary link: ⁠https://thecyberwire.com/glossary/u2f⁠ Audio reference link: “ ⁠Rise of the Machines: A Cybernetic History⁠ ,” by Thomas Rid, Published by W. W. Norton Company, 21 November 2017. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit mega...

Jul 15, 20257 minSeason 2Ep. 91

adversary group naming (noun)

Please enjoy this encore of Word Notes. A cyber threat intelligence best practice of assigning arbitrary labels to collections of hacker activity across the intrusion kill chain. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jul 08, 202510 minSeason 2Ep. 90

BSIMM (noun)

Please enjoy this encore of Word Notes. A descriptive model that provides a baseline of observed software security initiatives and activities from a collection of volunteer software development shops. CyberWire Glossary link: ⁠https://thecyberwire.com/glossary/bsimm⁠ Audio reference link: “ ⁠OWASP AppSecUSA 2014 - Keynote: Gary McGraw - BSIMM: A Decade of Software Security⁠ .” YouTube Video. YouTube, September 19, 2014. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices...

Jul 01, 20256 minSeason 2Ep. 89

OWASP vulnerable and outdated components (noun)

Please enjoy this encore of Word Notes. Software libraries, frameworks, packages, and other components, and their dependencies (third-party code that each component uses) that have inherent security weaknesses, either through newly discovered vulnerabilities or because newer versions have superseded the deployed version. Audio reference Link: " ⁠The Panama Papers: A Closer Look⁠ ," Late Night with Seth Meyers, YouTube, 12 April 2016 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices...

Jun 24, 20258 minSeason 2Ep. 88

OWASP software and data integrity failures (noun)

Please enjoy this encore of Word Notes. Code and data repositories that don't protect against unauthorized changes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jun 10, 20258 minSeason 2Ep. 87

OWASP server-side request forgery (noun)

Please enjoy this encore of Word Notes. An attack technique that leverages an unprotected web server as a proxy for attackers to send commands through to other computers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jun 03, 20258 minSeason 2Ep. 86

OWASP security logging and monitoring failures (noun)

Please enjoy this encore of Word Notes. The absence of telemetry that could help network defenders detect and respond to hostile attempts to compromise a system. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

May 27, 20256 minSeason 2Ep. 85

OWASP identification and authentication failures (noun)

Please enjoy this encore of Word Notes. Ineffectual confirmation of a user's identity or authentication in session management. CyberWire Glossary link: ⁠https://thecyberwire.com/glossary/owasp-identification-and-authentication-failure⁠ Audio reference link: “ ⁠Mr. Robot Hack - Password Cracking - Episode 1⁠ .” YouTube Video. YouTube, September 21, 2016. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices...

May 20, 20256 minSeason 2Ep. 84

Log4j vulnerability (noun)

Please enjoy this encore of Word Notes. An open source Java-based software tool available from the Apache Software Foundation designed to log security and performance information. CyberWire Glossary link: ⁠https://thecyberwire.com/glossary/log4j⁠ Audio reference link: “ ⁠CISA Director: The LOG4J Security Flaw Is the ‘Most Serious’ She’s Seen in Her Career⁠ ,” by Eamon Javers (CNBC) and Jen Easterly (Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Director) YouTube, 20 December 20 2021. Learn more abou...

May 13, 20259 minSeason 2Ep. 83

OWASP broken access control (noun)

Please enjoy this encore of Word Notes. Software users are allowed access to data or functionality contrary to the defined zero trust policy by bypassing or manipulating the installed security controls. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

May 06, 20258 minSeason 2Ep. 82

OWASP security misconfiguration (noun)

Please enjoy this encore of Word Notes. The state of a web application when it's vulnerable to attack due to an insecure configuration. CyberWire Glossary link: ⁠⁠https://thecyberwire.com/glossary/owasp-security-misconfiguration⁠⁠ Audio reference link: ⁠⁠“What Is the Elvish Word for Friend?”⁠⁠ Quora, 2021. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices...

Apr 29, 20257 minSeason 2Ep. 81

OWASP insecure design (noun)

Please enjoy this encore episode of Word Notes. A broad OWASP Top 10 software development category representing missing, ineffective, or unforeseen security measures. CyberWire Glossary link: https://thecyberwire.com/glossary/owasp-insecure-design Audio reference link: “ Oceans Eleven Problem Constraints Assumptions .” by Steve Jones, YouTube, 4 November 2015. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices...

Apr 22, 20258 minSeason 2Ep. 80

OWASP injection (noun)

Please enjoy this encore of Word Notes. A broad class of attack vectors, where an attacker supplies input to an applications command interpreter that results in unanticipated functionality. CyberWire Glossary link: https://thecyberwire.com/glossary/owasp-injection Audio reference link: “ APPSEC Cali 2018 - Taking on the King: Killing Injection Vulnerabilities ” YouTube Video. YouTube, March 19, 2018. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices...

Apr 15, 20257 minSeason 2Ep. 79

OWASP cryptographic failures (noun)

Please enjoy this encore of Word Notes. Code that fails to protect sensitive information. CyberWire Glossary link: https://thecyberwire.com/glossary/owasp-cryptographic-failure Audio reference link: Vandana Verma. “ OWASP Spotlight - Project 10 - Top10 .” YouTube Video. YouTube, January 4, 2021. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices...

Apr 08, 20257 minSeason 2Ep. 78

account takeover prevention (noun)

Enjoy this encore of Word Notes. The prevention of the first part of an intrusion kill chain model exploitation technique, where the hacker steals valid logging credentials from a targeted victim. CyberWire Glossary link: https://thecyberwire.com/glossary/account-takeover-prevention Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices...

Apr 01, 20256 minSeason 2Ep. 77

threat hunting (noun)

Please enjoy this encore of Word Notes. The process of proactively searching through networks to detect and isolate security threats, rather than relying on security solutions or services to detect those threats. CyberWire Glossary link: https://thecyberwire.com/glossary/threat-hunting Audio reference link: “ My ‘Aha!" Moment - Methods, Tips, & Lessons Learned in Threat Hunting - sans Thir Summit 2019. ” YouTube , YouTube, 25 Feb. 2020. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/ad...

Mar 25, 20257 minSeason 2Ep. 76

vulnerability management (noun)

The continuous practice of identifying classifying, prioritizing, remediating, and mitigating software vulnerabilities within this. CyberWire Glossary link: https://thecyberwire.com/glossary/vulnerability-management Audio reference link: “ Vulnerability Scanning - Comptia Security+ sy0-501 - 1.5 .” YouTube , YouTube, 11 Nov. 2017, Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices...

Mar 18, 20258 minSeason 2Ep. 75

software bill of materials (SBOM) (noun)

Please enjoy this encore of Word Notes. A formal record containing the details and supply chain relationships of various components used in building software. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mar 11, 20257 minSeason 2Ep. 74

zero trust (noun)

Please enjoy this encore of Word Notes. A security philosophy that assumes adversaries have already penetrated the digital environment and tries to reduce the potential impact by limiting access by people, devices, and software to only the resources essential to perform their function and nothing more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mar 04, 20259 minSeason 2Ep. 73

OT security (noun)

Please enjoy this encore of Word Notes. Hardware and software designed to detect and prevent cyber adversary campaigns that target industrial operations. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Feb 25, 20258 minSeason 2Ep. 72

cybersecurity skills gap (noun)

Please enjoy this encore episode of Word Notes. The difference between organizational employee job requirements and the available skillsets in the potential employee pool. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Feb 18, 20258 minSeason 2Ep. 71

digital transformation (noun)

Please enjoy this encore episode of Word Notes. The use of technology to radically improve the performance or reach of the business. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Feb 11, 20257 minSeason 2Ep. 70

bulletproof hosting (noun)

Please enjoy this encore episode of Word Notes. Cloud services intended for cyber criminals and other bad actors designed to obstruct law enforcement and other kinds of government investigations, and to provide some protection against competitors. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Feb 04, 20257 minSeason 2Ep. 69

endpoint security

The practice of securing a device that connects to a network in order to facilitate communication with other devices on the same or different networks. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jan 28, 20259 minSeason 2Ep. 68

Executive Order on Improving the Nation's Cybersecurity (noun)

President Biden's May, 2021 formal compliance mandate for federal civilian executive branch agencies, or FCEBs, to include specific shortterm and longterm deadlines designed to enhance the federal government's digital defense posture. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jan 21, 20258 minSeason 2Ep. 67

lateral movement (noun)

Phase of a typical cyber adversary group's attack sequence, after the initial compromise and usually after the group has established a command and control channel, where the group moves through the victims network by compromising as many systems as it can, by looking for the data, it has come to steal or to destroy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jan 14, 20258 minSeason 2Ep. 66

common vulnerabilities and exposures (CVE) (noun)

A public list sponsored by the US government and designed to uniquely identify, without the need to manually cross- reference, all the known software vulnerabilities in the world. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jan 07, 20257 minSeason 2Ep. 65

dead-box forensics (noun)

A forensic technique where practitioners capture an entire image of a system and analyze the contents offline. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dec 31, 20246 minSeason 2Ep. 64

cybersecurity maturity model certification (CMMC) (noun)

Please enjoy this encore episode of Word Notes. A supply chain cybersecurity accreditation standard designed for the protection of controlled unclassified information that the U.S. Department of Defense, or DoD, will require for all contract bids by October, 2025. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dec 24, 20247 minSeason 1Ep. 63
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