Episodes

  • Ransomware (noun)

    Ransomware (noun)
    Apr 21 2026
    Malware that disables a system in exchange for a ransom, usually by encrypting the system's data until the user pays for the decryption key. CyberWire Glossary link: ⁠https://thecyberwire.com/glossary/ransomware⁠ Audio reference link: ⁠https://watch.amazon.com/detail?gti=amzn1.dv.gti.d6a9f744-47b0-ac70-aa56-b31fd0f58482&territory=US&ref_=share_ios_season&r=web Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    8 mins
  • Service Set Identifier (SSID) (noun)

    Service Set Identifier (SSID) (noun)
    Apr 14 2026
    Please enjoy this encore of Word Notes. The name of a wireless access point. CyberWire Glossary ⁠link⁠. Audio reference link: ⁠SSID Management - CompTIA Security+ SY0-401: 1.5⁠, Professor Messer, uploaded August 3rd, 2014. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    6 mins
  • Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) (noun)

    Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) (noun)
    Apr 7 2026
    Please enjoy this encore of Word Notes. A U.S. Government specification for data encryption using an asymmetric key algorithm. CyberWire Glossary link: ⁠https://thecyberwire.com/glossary/advanced-encryption-standard⁠ Audio reference link: papadoc73. ⁠“Claude Debussy: Clair De Lune.”⁠ YouTube, YouTube, 6 Oct. 2008. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    9 mins
  • Data Loss Protection (DLP) (noun)

    Data Loss Protection (DLP) (noun)
    Mar 31 2026
    A set of tools designed to safeguard data while in use in motion and at rest. CyberWire Glossary link: ⁠https://thecyberwire.com/glossary/data-loss-prevention⁠ Audio reference link: HistoryHeard. “⁠Data Loss Prevention - CompTIA Security+ SY0-501 - 2.1⁠,” Professor Messer, uploaded 20 November 2017 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    7 mins
  • Domain Naming System (DNS) (noun)

    Domain Naming System (DNS) (noun)
    Mar 17 2026
    Please enjoy this encore of Word Notes. A system that translates text-based URLs to their underlying numerical IP addresses. CyberWire Glossary link: ⁠https://thecyberwire.com/glossary/domain-name-system-dns⁠ Audio reference link: HistoryHeard. “⁠History Heard: Paul Mockapetris.⁠” YouTube, YouTube, 5 Apr. 2009. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    10 mins
  • Pretexting (noun)

    Pretexting (noun)
    Mar 10 2026
    Please enjoy this encore of Word Notes. A social engineering technique in which a threat actor poses as a trusted person or entity in order to trick the victim into disclosing information or performing an action that benefits the attacker. CyberWire Glossary link: ⁠https://thecyberwire.com/glossary/pretexting⁠ Audio reference link: “⁠Batch Pin Hurt Charlize Theron Skin | the Italian Job (2003) Movie Scene.⁠” YouTube, YouTube, 22 Nov. 2016. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    6 mins
  • Web Application Firewall (noun)

    Web Application Firewall (noun)
    Mar 3 2026
    Please enjoy this encore of Word Notes. A layer seven firewall designed to block threats at the application layer of the open system interconnection model, the OSI model. CyberWire Glossary link: ⁠https://thecyberwire.com/glossary/web-application-firewall⁠ Audio reference link: “VCF East 9.1 - Ches' Computer Security Adventures - Bill Cheswick.” YouTube, 29 Dec. 2015, ⁠https://youtu.be/trR1cuBtcPs⁠. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    9 mins
  • COBIT (noun)

    COBIT (noun)
    Feb 24 2026
    Please enjoy this encore of Word Notes. An IT governance framework developed by ISACA. CyberWire Glossary link: ⁠https://thecyberwire.com/glossary/cobit⁠ Audio reference link: isacappc. “How Do You Explain Cobit to Your Dad – or Your CEO?” YouTube, YouTube, 24 Aug. 2016, ⁠https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EYATVkddIyw⁠. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    7 mins