| AAA | Authentication, Authorization, and Accounting |
| ACL | Access Control List |
| AES | Advanced Encryption Standard |
| AES-256 | Advanced Encryption Standards 256-bit |
| AH | Authentication Header |
| AIS | Automated Indicator Sharing |
| ALE | Annualized Loss Expectancy |
| AP | Access Point |
| API | Application Programming Interface |
| APT | Advanced Persistent Threat |
| ARO | Annualized Rate of Occurrence |
| ARP | Address Resolution Protocol |
| ASLR | Address Space Layout Randomization |
| ATT&CK | Adversarial Tactics, Techniques, and Common Knowledge |
| AUP | Acceptable Use Policy |
| AV | Antivirus |
| BASH | Bourne Again Shell |
| BCP | Business Continuity Planning |
| BGP | Border Gateway Protocol |
| BIA | Business Impact Analysis |
| BIOS | Basic Input/Output System |
| BPA | Business Partners Agreement |
| BPDU | Bridge Protocol Data Unit |
| BYOD | Bring Your Own Device |
| CA | Certificate Authority |
| CAPTCHA | Completely Automated Public Turing Test to Tell Computers and Humans Apart |
| CAR | Corrective Action Report |
| CASB | Cloud Access Security Broker |
| CBC | Cipher Block Chaining |
| CCMP | Counter Mode/CBC-MAC Protocol |
| CCTV | Closed-circuit Television |
| CERT | Computer Emergency Response Team |
| CFB | Cipher Feedback |
| CHAP | Challenge Handshake Authentication Protocol |
| CIA | Confidentiality, Integrity, Availability |
| CIO | Chief Information Officer |
| CIRT | Computer Incident Response Team |
| CMS | Content Management System |
| COOP | Continuity of Operation Planning |
| COPE | Corporate Owned, Personally Enabled |
| CP | Contingency Planning |
| CRC | Cyclical Redundancy Check |
| CRL | Certificate Revocation List |
| CSO | Chief Security Officer |
| CSP | Cloud Service Provider |
| CSR | Certificate Signing Request |
| CSRF | Cross-site Request Forgery |
| CSU | Channel Service Unit |
| CTM | Counter Mode |
| CTO | Chief Technology Officer |
| CVE | Common Vulnerability Enumeration |
| CVSS | Common Vulnerability Scoring System |
| CYOD | Choose Your Own Device |