ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS

AL Acceptable Loss
ALE Annual Loss Expectancy
CMDB Configuration Management Database
BCP Business Continuity Plan
CFO Chief Finance Officer
CISO Chief Information Security Officer
COO Chief Operating Officer
CSO Chief Security Officer
DNS Domain Name System
FSA Financial Services Authority
IS Information Security
ISP Internet Service Provider
ITIL® Information Technology Infrastructure Library
NDA Non-Disclosure Agreement
NSA National Security Agency
NTFS New Technology File System
OS Operating System
PGP Pretty Good Privacy
WAN Wide Area Network
WLAN Wireless Local Area Network

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