{"id":12274,"date":"2017-07-06T12:05:24","date_gmt":"2017-07-06T17:05:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/?p=12274"},"modified":"2025-10-23T10:54:34","modified_gmt":"2025-10-23T15:54:34","slug":"firewalls-com-network-security-glossary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/firewalls-com-network-security-glossary\/","title":{"rendered":"Network Security Glossary"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Network security can prove deep waters to wade into. As the scope of technology grows, so too does the pool of jargon and initialisms that find their way into our vocabulary. When your network administrator starts muttering about SSL and WANs, it’s tempting to just nod and hope he leaves soon, but maybe it’s time that some of us not-so-tech-savvy folk got a few info sec terms under our belt. With this new infographic from Firewalls.com of our network security<\/a> glossary, you can learn the java-fueled jive talk of the IT clan. Go tell your sys admin how you feel about the form factor of the new Galaxy S8 and watch the mixture of confusion, surprise, and marvel light up their face. Finally, you can interpret the estranged tongue of cyber security.<\/p>

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