Security Infrastructure and Services Acyonyms

CASB

Cloud Access Security Broker
A security policy enforcement point between cloud consumers and providers for enforcing security, compliance, and governance policies for cloud applications

CSP

Cloud Service Provider
A company offering cloud computing services like IaaS, PaaS, or SaaS

DNSSEC

Domain Name System Security Extensions
Extensions to DNS for cryptographic authentication of DNS data to prevent DNS spoofing and attacks

PKI

Public Key Infrastructure
System of hardware, software, policies, and standards for creating, managing, distributing, and revoking digital certificates for secure communication over insecure networks

IAM

Identity and Access Management
Framework for ensuring right individuals have access to right resources at right times and reasons

SOC

Security Operations Center
Facility with a team monitoring, detecting, analyzing, and responding to cybersecurity incidents and threats

MSP

Managed Service Provider
Company managing customer's IT infrastructure and/or end-user systems remotely under a subscription model

MSSP

Managed Security Service Provider
MSP specializing in security services like intrusion detection, firewall management, and vulnerability assessment

UTM

Unified Threat Management
Comprehensive security solution integrating features like firewall, antivirus, intrusion detection/prevention, content filtering, and VPN

SWG

Secure Web Gateway
Security solution protecting users from web-based threats by inspecting and filtering web traffic, enforcing security policies, and providing secure web resource access