Glossary

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National Cyber Security Centre (UK) (NCSC)

Supports the UK’s critical organizations, the wider public sector, industry, SMEs as well as the general public. When incidents do occur, NCSC provides effective incident response to minimize harm to the UK, help with recovery, and learn lessons for the future. https://www.ncsc.gov.uk/

National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)

A physical sciences laboratory, and a nonregulatory agency of the U.S. Department of Commerce. The NIST promotes U.S. innovation and industrial competitiveness in the fields of technology, engineering, IT, and more. What is NIST?

network detection and response (NDR)

Network detection and response (NDR) is a burgeoning field of cybersecurity that enables organizations to monitor network traffic for malicious actors and suspicious behavior and react and respond to the detection of cyber threats to the network.

network intrusion detection system (NIDS)

A network intrusion detection system is as a hardware device or software program that oversees networks or systems for malevolent actions or breaches of regulations. Instances of intrusion or breaches prompt notifications directed to an administrator or are centrally gathered through a security information and event mechanism.

North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC)

A nonprofit international regulatory body whose ‘mission it is to assure the effective and efficient reduction of risks to the reliability and security of the grid.’

North American Electric Reliability Corporation - Critical Infrastructure Protection (NERC-CIP)

NERC Critical Infrastructure Protection (NERC-CIP) is a set of requirements designed to secure the assets required for operating North America's bulk electric system.