Term 601
WinRM
WinRM is Microsoft's implementation of WS-Management, enabling secure remote management of Windows systems over HTTP/HTTPS.
Acronym study
Terms 601–610 of 610 SY0-701 acronyms and key terms. Each entry includes a plain-English definition and a link to the full 800-word glossary page with exam context and practice questions.
Term 601
WinRM is Microsoft's implementation of WS-Management, enabling secure remote management of Windows systems over HTTP/HTTPS.
Term 602
Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) is a security protocol for wireless networks, designed to provide a level of data confidentiality comparable to a wired LAN.
Term 603
A wireless access point is a networking device that allows Wi-Fi-enabled devices to connect to a wired network, typically a local area network (LAN), acting as a bridge between wireless and wired communication.
Term 604
A worm is a type of malicious software that can copy itself and spread to other computers over a network, often without any human action.
Term 605
WPA (Wi-Fi Protected Access) is a security protocol that encrypts wireless network traffic to prevent unauthorized access and eavesdropping.
Term 606
WPA2 cracking is the process of exploiting weaknesses in the WPA2 wireless security protocol to recover the network password and gain unauthorized access to a Wi-Fi network.
Term 607
XDR, or Extended Detection and Response, is a unified security platform that collects and correlates data across multiple security layers—endpoints, networks, servers, cloud workloads, and email—to improve threat detection and enable faster response.
Term 608
Zero Trust is a security framework that assumes no user, device, or network is automatically trusted, requiring verification for every access request regardless of its origin.
Term 609
Zero Trust Architecture is a cybersecurity model that requires every user and device to be continuously verified before accessing any resource, regardless of where they are located.
Term 610
A zero-day is a software security flaw that is unknown to the vendor and has no patch available, making it extremely dangerous because attackers can exploit it before anyone knows it exists.