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CISM Certified Information Security Manager Acronyms

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1. Secure Shell






2. Distributed computing environment






3. Equal-error rate






4. Tape management system






5. Mean time to repair






6. Federal enterprise architecture






7. Hardware/software






8. Open Systems Interconnection






9. Annual loss expectancy






10. Closed-circuit television






11. Cellular Digital Packet Data






12. Secure digital multimedia card






13. Network interface card






14. Business intelligence






15. Constructive Cost Model






16. High availability






17. Elliptical curve cryptography






18. Digital video disc-high definition/high density






19. Source lines of code






20. Secure Sockets Layer






21. World Wide Web






22. Data Encryption Standard






23. Electromagnetic interference






24. Transmission Control Protocol/User Datagram Protocol






25. Service level management






26. Demilitarized zone






27. Computer-assisted engineering






28. Data-oriented system development






29. Layer 2 Tunneling Protocol






30. Unsolicited bulk e-mail






31. Business recovery (or resumption) plan






32. Remote procedure call






33. Direct inward dial






34. Call Data Distribution Function






35. Intrusion prevention system






36. Securities and Exchange Commission (USA)






37. Packet assembler/disassembler






38. Internet protocol






39. Virtual private network






40. Program Evaluation Review Technique






41. Decision support systems






42. Hypertext Markup Language






43. Request for proposal






44. Technical report






45. Embedded audit module






46. Project Initiation Document






47. Total cost of ownership






48. Session border controller






49. Specific - measurable - achievable - relevant - time-bound






50. Enterprise application integration