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Word Notes

Word Notes

Hosted by N2K Networks

Episodes

322

Latest episode

Sep 2026

Language

EN

About the show

A fun and informative cybersecurity audio glossary from N2K.

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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

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.

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.

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

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.

August 4, 20269 min

resiliency (noun)

Please enjoy this encore of Word Notes. The ability to continuously deliver the intended outcome despite adverse cyber events. CyberWire Glossary link: ⁠https://thecyberwire.com/glossary/resiliency⁠ Audio reference link: Cameron, J., 1984. The Terminator [Movie]. IMDb. URL ⁠www.imdb.com/title/tt0088247/⁠. Clip Nation, 2012. The Arnold Schwarzenegger “I’ll Be Back” Supercut [Video]. YouTube. URL ⁠www.youtube.com/watch?v=-YEG9DgRHhA⁠. Coops, C., 2013. Terminator 2 Theme [Video]. YouTube. URL ⁠www.youtube.com/watch?v=pVZ2NShfCE8⁠.

July 28, 202610 min

Security Operations Center (SOC) (noun)

Please enjoy this encore of Word Notes. A centralized facility or team responsible for monitoring, detecting, analyzing, and responding to cybersecurity incidents within an organization. CyberWire Glossary link: ⁠https://thecyberwire.com/glossary/security-operations-center⁠ Audio reference link: AT&T Tech Channel, 2012. A tour of AT&T’s Network Operations Center (1979) [Video]. YouTube. URL ⁠www.youtube.com/watch?v=cigc3hvMyWw.

July 21, 20266 min

hunt forward operations (noun)

Please enjoy this encore of Career Notes. Defensive cyber operations carried out by U.S. Cyber Command's Cyber National Mission Force, CNMF at the request of allied nations. CyberWire Glossary link: ⁠https://thecyberwire.com/glossary/hunt-forward-operation⁠ Audio reference link: Paul Nakasone, G., 2022. Vanderbilt Summit Keynote [Video]. YouTube. URL ⁠www.youtube.com/watch?v=Axg4s9l9wi0⁠.

July 14, 20268 min

Cyber gravity (noun)

The invisible force that governs the movement of data across networks. Audio reference link: “Things to Come 1936 - HG Wells.” YouTube, YouTube, 28 Sept. 2011, ⁠https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=atwfWEKz00U⁠. 

July 7, 20268 min

Artificial Intelligence (AI) (noun)

Please enjoy this encore of Word Notes. The ability of computers to execute tasks typically associated with human intelligence, including natural language processing, problem solving, and pattern recognition. CyberWire Glossary link: ⁠https://thecyberwire.com/glossary/ai⁠ Audio reference link: Staff, 2016. Alan Turing - The Imitation Game - Can Machines Think? [YouTube Video]. Learn Understand Create. URL ⁠www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vs7Lo5MKIws.

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