Cybersecurity Style Guide

Quality Assurance. Do not spell out. Everyone needs an editor. :)

Pronounced as “Q-anon.”

A queue management platform.

Quick response code. Do not spell out.

Qualified Security Assessor. Spell out on first use.

An annual security conference that happens within DEF CON in Las Vegas.

A structure where data is retrieved following the first-in first-out principle. Compare to stack.

Quick UDP Internet Connections. An experimental transport layer network protocol. Pronounced as “quick.” Do not spell out.

A common keyboard layout originally designed for typewriters.