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Security Alphabet Soup

“XXS, DSO, LI — lovely acronyms like these have turned the world of IT security into a giant tureen of alphabet soup. Or a geeky bowl of Alpha-Bits if you’re more of a breakfast person. If you’re the acronym expert, prove it — take the quiz.

NDA, WEP, DSO, RSA! Alphabet soup’s the order of the day when it comes to industry acronyms. Do you know your XSS from your SAML? Take our quiz to find out!

1. RSA is a commonly used Internet encryption and authentication system, based on an algorithm developed in 1977. What does RSA stand for?

a. Rivest, Shamir, and Adleman
b. rigorously secure algorithm
c. Rivers, Sapir, and Adleman…”

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