An extensive hyperlinked glossary defining over 3,600 terms of art and abbreviations in the field of information security including:
- Cybersecurity
- Information risk management
- Privacy
- Governance
- Conformity and compliance
- Incident management
- Business continuity
- and more.
Cites numerous standards and other definitive sources for roughly a third of the terms, supplementing our own definitions.
Any specialist terms in the definitions are hyperlinked to their definitions, encouraging readers to browse from item to item, learning as they go.
This is a substantial reference source and teaching aide. Published on your corporate intranet, it makes an invaluable reference, bringing workers up to date on terms and concepts relating to information security. Study the glossary for a thorough understanding of the field prior to sitting examinations for CISSP, CISM, CISA and the like.
Supplied as a PDF file.
Information risk and security hyper-glossary
April 2024 - includes definitions from SOC 2/Trust Services Criteria, and other changes. Now 520 pages and 158,000 words.
August 2023 - thoroughly revised and extended, now ~500 A4 pages defining more than 3,500 terms and abbreviations with 150,000 words.