Acronyms

See: Data Authentication Code, discretionary access control.

See: Distributed Authentication Security Service.

a cloud database offering that provides customers with access to a database without having to deploy and manage the underlying infrastructure

DDoS stands for Distributed Denial of Service, a DoS attack carried out from many sources.

See: Data Encryption Algorithm.

See: data encryption key.

See: Data Encryption Standard.

an approach to culture, automation, and platform design that integrates security as a shared responsibility throughout the entire IT lifecycle

See: Defense Information Infrastructure.

See: Defense Information Systems Network (DISN).

See: Domain Keys Identified Mail.

See: demilitarized zone.

See: distinguished name.

Adversaries may gather information about the victim's DNS that can be used during targeting. DNS information may include a variety of details, including registered name servers as well as records that outline addressing for a target’s subdomains, mail servers, and other hosts. DNS MX, TXT, and SPF records may also reveal the use of third party cloud and SaaS providers, such as Office 365, G Suite, Salesforce, or Zendesk.(Citation: Sean Metcalf Twitter DNS Records)

Department of Defense.

See: Domain of Interpretation.

DoS stands for Denial of Service, an attack targeting system availability.

A Data Protection Impact Assessment (DPIA) describes a process designed to identify risks arising out of the processing of personal data and to minimize these risks as far and as early as possible

See: Digital Signature Algorithm.

See: Digital Signature Standard.