| MAC | Mandatory Access Control |
| PRISMA | Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses |
| CASP | Critical Appraisal Skills Programme |
| OS | Operating System |
| RQ | Research Question |
| ASLR | Address Space Layout Randomization |
| DEP | Data Execution Prevention |
| KASLR | Kernel Address Space Layout Randomization |
| SMEP | Supervisor Mode Execution Prevention |
| SMAP | Supervisor Mode Access Prevention |
| CVE | Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures |
| ML | Machine Learning |
| AI | Artificial Intelligence |
| ABAC | Attribute-Based Access Control |
| LSM | Linux Security Module |
| SGX | Software Guard Extension |
| CET | Control-flow Enforcement Technology |
| SEV | Secure Encrypted Virtualization |
| TEE | Trusted Execution Environment |
| VM | Virtual Machine |
| IoT | Internet of Things |
| IIoT | Industrial Internet of Things |
| ACM | Association for Computing Machinery |
| IEEE | Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers |