Core vocabulary and acronyms shared across the CISM and CISA exams condensed into a single glossary deck for exam review.
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- What does CISM stand for?
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Certified Information Security Manager
- What does CISA stand for?
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Certified Information Systems Auditor
- What does ISACA stand for?
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Information Systems Audit and Control Association
- What does COBIT stand for?
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Control Objectives for Information and Related Technology
- What does NIST stand for?
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National Institute of Standards and Technology
- What does BCP stand for?
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Business Continuity Plan
- What does DRP stand for?
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Disaster Recovery Plan
- What does RTO stand for?
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Recovery Time Objective
- What does RPO stand for?
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Recovery Point Objective
- What does GDPR stand for?
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General Data Protection Regulation
- What does HIPAA stand for?
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Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
- What does PII stand for?
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Personally Identifiable Information
- What does SOC 2 stand for?
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Service Organization Control 2
- What does ITIL stand for?
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Information Technology Infrastructure Library
- Define a threat in security.
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A potential event, condition, or adversary that could exploit a vulnerability to cause harm to an asset or the organization.