NIST announces the release of NIST Interagency Report (IR) 7581, System and Network Security Acronyms and Abbreviations. The report contains a list of acronyms and abbreviations for selected system and network security terms, along with their generally accepted or preferred definitions. It is intended as a resource for Federal agencies and other users of security publications. Readers are encouraged to submit additional security acronyms and abbreviations, particularly for emerging technologies, for consideration as additions to future versions of the report.

URL to NIST IR 7581:
http://csrc.nist.gov/publications/PubsNISTIRs.html#NIST-IR-7581

---------

Patrick O'Reilly
Computer Security Division
NIST
patrick.oreilly@...