Cybersecurity Acronyms

• APT - Advanced Persistent Threat

• AP - access point

• BAS - Breach and Attack Simulation

  • What is Breach and Attack Simulation (BAS)? - A comprehensive guide
  • 6 Best Breach and Attack Simulation (BAS) Tools for 2022

• RCE - Remote Code Execution

  • How Does It Work: Injection Attacks, Deserialization Attacks, Out-of-Bounds Write

  • Example: Log4j, WannaCry

  • What is Remote Code Execution (RCE)? - Check Point Software

• VA - Vulnerability Assessment

• PT - Penetration test

• NTLM - New Technology LAN Manager

• UAF - Use-After-Free

  Use-After-Free (UAF) is a vulnerability related to incorrect use of dynamic memory during program operation. If after freeing a memory location, a program does not clear the pointer to that memory, an attacker can use the error to hack the program.

• AMSI - Antimalware Scan Interface