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A fun and informative cybersecurity audio glossary from N2K.

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October 13, 20266 min

iCloud keychain (noun)

Please enjoy this encore of Word Notes. A cloud based sensitive information management system that allows users access across multiple devices. CyberWire Glossary link: ⁠https://thecyberwire.com/glossary/icloud-keychain⁠ Audio reference link: Ellen’s Tips For iOS, 2022. How To Master iCloud Keychain to Keep Your Passwords Safe and Secure [Video]. YouTube. ⁠https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tl3E29iUvgE  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

October 6, 20267 min

spam (noun)

Please enjoy this encore of Word Notes. Unsolicited, unwanted, and sometimes malicious electronic messages indiscriminately transmitted to a large number of people. CyberWire Glossary link: ⁠https://thecyberwire.com/glossary/spam⁠ Audio reference link: zumpzump, 2007. Monty Python - Spam [Video]. YouTube. URL ⁠https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=anwy2MPT5RE⁠. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

September 29, 20267 min

CISA (noun)

Please enjoy this encore of Word Notes. A US Department of Homeland Security agency tasked with supporting cyber and physical security for US critical infrastructure. CyberWire Glossary link: ⁠https://thecyberwire.com/glossary/cybersecurity-and-infrastructure-security-agency⁠ Audio reference link: CISA, 2021. CISA Director Jen Easterly’s Keynote at Black Hat USA 2021 [Video]. YouTube. URL ⁠https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q7bu-L-m4K4⁠. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

September 22, 20267 min

dumpster diving (noun)

Please enjoy this encore of Word Notes. The act of searching through an organization's trash for discarded sensitive material.  CyberWire Glossary link: ⁠https://thecyberwire.com/glossary/dumpster-diving⁠ Audio reference link: “⁠Better Call Saul jimmy digs in the Sandpiper trash scene⁠,” uploaded by Robert Bowersock, 18 September 2022. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

September 15, 20266 min

SEO poisoning (noun)

Please enjoy this encore of Word Notes. The manipulation of search engine optimization, SEO, to promote malicious sites in search engine results. CyberWire Glossary link: ⁠https://thecyberwire.com/glossary/search-engine-optimization-poisoning⁠ Audio reference link: Brown, B.E., 2021. The Ending Of The Waldo Moment Explained [Video]. YouTube. URL ⁠https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HsWja44-EMg⁠. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

September 8, 20267 min

catfish (noun)

Please enjoy this encore of Word Notes. The practice of crafting a fake online persona for malicious purposes. CyberWire Glossary link: ⁠https://thecyberwire.com/glossary/catfish⁠ Audio reference link: netbunny, 2013. Catfish - The Movie - Ending Scene [Movie Scene]. YouTube. URL ⁠https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qR_NIN6zy0U Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

September 1, 20267 min

passkey (noun)

Please enjoy this encore of Word Notes. A passwordless authentication protocol based on the FIDO2 standard. CyberWire Glossary link: ⁠https://thecyberwire.com/glossary/passkey⁠ Audio reference link: Summers, J., 2023. Google Passkeys Have Arrived (here’s how to use them) [All Things Secured Channel]. YouTube. URL ⁠https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oFO7JgUx-bU⁠. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

August 25, 202610 min

QR code phishing (noun)

Enjoy this encore of Word Notes. A type of phishing attack that uses QR codes as the lure. CyberWire Glossary link: ⁠https://thecyberwire.com/glossary/qr-code-phishing⁠ Audio reference link: KNR, 2018. Batman The Dark Knight Joker bomb blast by phone calls scene [Video]. YouTube. URL ⁠https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qB_fXfzB4z0⁠. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

August 18, 202611 min

attribution (noun)

Please enjoy this encore of Word Notes. Definition one: The recognition of a set of repeatable attack patterns across the intrusion kill chain. Definition two: Determining the responsibility for offensive cyber operations. CyberWire Glossary link: ⁠https://thecyberwire.com/glossary/attribution⁠ Audio reference link: Nunnikhoven, M., 2018. Cybersecurity Basics #9 - Attack Attribution [Video]. YouTube. URL ⁠www.youtube.com/watch?v=rlyMz5jN_Vs Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

August 11, 20269 min

spearphishing (noun)

Please enjoy this encore of Word Notes. A type of cyber attack where an attacker sends a targeted and personalized email or other form of communication to a specific individual or a small group of individuals with the intention of tricking them into divulging sensitive information, such as a password, or convincing them to click a malicious link that will enable the attacker to take control of the victim's machine. CyberWire Glossary link: ⁠https://thecyberwire.com/glossary/spearphishing⁠ Audio reference link: Richardson, T., 2014. What is the difference between phishing and spear-phishing? [Video]. YouTube. URL ⁠www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wpx5IMduWX4⁠. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices