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vulnerabilities, threats, attacks and countermeasures

There are a lot of abbreviations in the Infosec field. So I took note of some abbreviations and definitions. And now I share them for the category "vulnerabilities, threats, attacks and countermeasures" with you as well. 

ITDR

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ITDR

MDR

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MDR

MitM

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MitM

MTD

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MTD

PAM

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PAM

PCAP

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PCAP

PIM

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PIM

RMS

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RMS

S/MIME

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S/MIME

SEG

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SEG

TOAD

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TOAD

UEBA

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UEBA

UTM

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UTM

WAF

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WAF

XSRF

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XSRF

XSS

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XSS
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