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Encore: Pegasus (noun) Jan 03, 2023

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The flagship product of the controversial Israeli spyware vendor, the NSO Group, use for remotely hacking mobile devices, most notably iPhones, via zero-click exploits.

CyberWire Glossary link: https://thecyberwire.com/glossary/pegasus

Audio reference link:“Cybersecurity beyond the Headlines: A Conversation with Journalist Nicole Perlroth,” Kristen Eichensehr, and Nicole Perlroth, University of Virginia School of Law, YouTube, 14 February 2022

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Encore: MITRE ATT&CK (noun) Dec 27, 2022

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A knowledge base of adversary tactics, techniques, and procedures established and maintained by the MITRE Corporation.

CyberWire Glossary link: https://thecyberwire.com/glossary/mitre-attck

Audio reference link: “Attack Frameworks - SY0-601 CompTIA Security+ : 4.2,” Professor Messer, YouTube, 29 April 2021.

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Ransomware (noun) Dec 20, 2022

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Malware that disables a system in exchange for a ransom, usually by encrypting the system's data until the user pays for the decryption key.

CyberWire Glossary link: https://thecyberwire.com/glossary/ransomware

Audio reference link: https://watch.amazon.com/detail?gti=amzn1.dv.gti.d6a9f744-47b0-ac70-aa56-b31fd0f58482&territory=US&ref_=share_ios_season&r=web

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Service Set Identifier (SSID) (noun) Dec 13, 2022

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The name of a wireless access point.

CyberWire Glossary link.

Audio reference link: SSID Management - CompTIA Security+ SY0-401: 1.5, Professor Messer, uploaded August 3rd, 2014.

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Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) (noun) Dec 06, 2022

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A U.S. Government specification for data encryption using an asymmetric key algorithm.

CyberWire Glossary link: https://thecyberwire.com/glossary/advanced-encryption-standard

Audio reference link: papadoc73. “Claude Debussy: Clair De Lune.” YouTube, YouTube, 6 Oct. 2008.

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Data Loss Protection (DLP) (noun) Nov 29, 2022

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A set of tools designed to safeguard data while in use in motion and at rest.

CyberWire Glossary link: https://thecyberwire.com/glossary/data-loss-prevention

Audio reference link: HistoryHeard. “Data Loss Prevention - CompTIA Security+ SY0-501 - 2.1,” Professor Messer, uploaded 20 November 2017

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Domain Naming System (DNS) (noun) Nov 22, 2022

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A system that translates text-based URLs to their underlying numerical IP addresses.

CyberWire Glossary link: https://thecyberwire.com/glossary/domain-name-system-dns

Audio reference link: HistoryHeard. “History Heard: Paul Mockapetris.” YouTube, YouTube, 5 Apr. 2009.

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Pretexting (noun) Nov 15, 2022

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A social engineering technique in which a threat actor poses as a trusted person or entity in order to trick the victim into disclosing information or performing an action that benefits the attacker.

CyberWire Glossary link: https://thecyberwire.com/glossary/pretexting

Audio reference link: “Batch Pin Hurt Charlize Theron Skin | the Italian Job (2003) Movie Scene.” YouTube, YouTube, 22 Nov. 2016.

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Web Application Firewall (noun) Nov 08, 2022

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A layer seven firewall designed to block threats at the application layer of the open system interconnection model, the OSI model.

CyberWire Glossary link: https://thecyberwire.com/glossary/web-application-firewall

Audio reference link: “VCF East 9.1 - Ches' Computer Security Adventures - Bill Cheswick.” YouTube, 29 Dec. 2015, https://youtu.be/trR1cuBtcPs.

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COBIT (noun) Nov 01, 2022

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An IT governance framework developed by ISACA.

CyberWire Glossary link: https://thecyberwire.com/glossary/cobit

Audio reference link: isacappc. “How Do You Explain Cobit to Your Dad – or Your CEO?” YouTube, YouTube, 24 Aug. 2016, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EYATVkddIyw.

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