A splendid tradition
Before social media, before the internet, before TV, before movies and radio, people from all walks of life loved almanacks , which is how they spelled the word back then.
Following in this splendid tradition, SolCyber’s lovable mascot Amos provides regular, amusing, and easy-to-digest explanations of cybersecurity jargon and acronyms in AMOS THE ARMADILLO’S ALMANAC .
Even if you know all the terminology yourself, Amos will help you explain it to colleagues, friends, and family in an unpretentious, unintimidating way.
You can keep up with the latest Almanac entries by following @SolCyber #AmosArmadillo
A·B·C D·E·F G·H·I
J·K·L M·N·O P·Q·R
S·T·U V·W·X·Y·Z
Alphabetic index
A·B·C
AE (Authenticated encryption)
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APT (Advanced persistent threat)
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Black Friday
Further reading․․․
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Breach fatigue
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ClickFix attacks
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Credential stuffing
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D·E·F
Daemon
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DDoS (Distributed denial of service)
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De-anonymization
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Degaussing
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DNS (Domain name system)
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Easter egg
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EoP (Elevation of privilege)
Further reading․․․
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FDE (Full-disk encryption)
Further reading․․․
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Fuzzing
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G·H·I
GUID (Globally unique identifier)
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HTTPS
Further reading․․․
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IAB (Initial access broker)
Further reading․․․
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IDS (Intrusion detection system)
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J·K·L
Jailbreaking
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Kerberoasting
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Kernel
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Keylogger
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Log4Shell
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M·N·O
MDM (Mobile device management)
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MitM (Manipulator in the middle)
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NSA (National Security Agency)
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Octet
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P·Q·R
Pass-the-hash
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Pirate
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Public key
Further reading․․․
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Quantum apocalypse
Further reading․․․
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Quishing
Further reading․․․
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Race condition
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RC4 (Ron’s Code Algorithm #4)
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RCE (Remote code execution)
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Responsible disclosure
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Rootkit
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Rust
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S·T·U
SCIF (Secure compartmented information facility)
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Secure boot
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SIM farm
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SIM swap
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Singularity, the
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Slopsquatting
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Smart device
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Sniffer
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Social engineering
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Supercookie
Further reading․․․
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Sysadmin
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Syzygy
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Threat report
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Typosquatting
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User agent
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V·W·X·Y·Z
VPN (Virtual private network)
Further reading․․․
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Wiper
Further reading․․․
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Worm
Further reading․․․
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XYZZY
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YAML (Yet another markup language)
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Zero-click
Further reading․․․
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Zero-day
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Alphabetic index
A Advanced persistent threat • AE • APT • Authenticated encryption
B Black Friday • Breach fatigue
C ClickFix attacks • Credential stuffing
D Daemon • DDoS • De-anonymization • Degaussing • Distributed denial of service • DNS • Domain name system
E Easter egg • Elevation of privilege • EoP
F FDE • Full-disk encryption • Fuzzing
G Globally unique identifier • GUID
H HTTPS
I IAB • IDS • Initial access broker • Intrusion detection system
J Jailbreaking
K Kerberoasting • Kernel • Keylogger
L Log4Shell
M Manipulator in the middle • MDM • MitM • Mobile device management
N National Security Agency • NSA
O Octet
P Pass-the-hash • Pirate • Public key
Q Quantum apocalypse • Quishing
R Race condition • RC4 • RCE • Remote code execution • Responsible disclosure • Ron’s Code Algorithm #4 • Rootkit • Rust
S SCIF • Secure boot • Secure compartmented information facility • SIM farm • SIM swap • Singularity, the • Slopsquatting • Smart device • Sniffer • Social engineering • Supercookie • Sysadmin • Syzygy
T Threat report • Typosquatting
U User agent
V Virtual private network • VPN
W Wiper • Worm
X XYZZY
Y YAML • Yet another markup language
Z Zero-click • Zero-day
