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Cyber Security Acronyms

Cyber Security Acronyms

A list of acronyms and abbreviations that pertain to cyber security, INFOSEC, cyber security standards, laws, and the applicable agencies.

A–B–C–D–E–F–G–H–I–J–K–L–M–N–O–P–Q–R–S–T–U–W–W–X–Z

Cyber Security Acronyms and Their Meaning

Cyber Security Acronyms That Start With A

AAA – Access Approval Authority

AAA – Army Audit Agency

ABCS – Army Battle Command System

ACA – Access Control Authority

ACES – Automated Continuing Evaluation System

ACSI – Assistant Chief of Staff for Intelligence (Army)

ADP – Automated Data Processing

ADPSO – Automated Data Processing Security Officer

ADPSSO – Automated Data Processing System Security Officer

ADR – Adjudicative Desk Reference

ADS – Automated Data System

AF – Air Force

AFB – Air Force Base

AFCAF – Air Force Central Adjudication Facility

AFI – Air Force Instruction

AFMAN – Air Force Manual

AFOSF – Air Force Office of Security Forces

AFOSI – Air Force Office of Special Investigations

AFOSP – Air Force Office of Security Police

AFPC – Air Force Personnel Center

AFPD – Air Force Policy Directive

AFR – Air Force Regulation

AFSCO – Air Force Security Clearance Office

AG/SCM – Advisory Group/Security Countermeasures

AGS – Architectural Graphic Standards

AIA – Air Intelligence Agency

AIA – Army Intelligence Agency

AIS – Automated Information Systems

AISS – Automated Information Systems Security

AISSP – Automated Information Systems Secuirty Plan’

ANACI – Access National Agency Check with Written Inquiries

AO – Area of Operations

AOA – Analysis of Alternatives

AOA – Area of Application

AQ-SAP – Acquisition Special Access Program

Cyber Security Acronyms That Start With B

BAA – Business Associate Agreement

BINAS – Biosafety Information Network Advisory System

BIOS – Basic Input-Output System

BIPN – Background Investigation plus Current National Agency Check

BIS – Bureau of Industry and Security

BISS – Base and Installation Security System

BMS – Balanced Magnetic Switch

Cyber Security Acronyms That Start With C

CAN – Computer Network Attack

CAO – Contract Administration Office

CAP – Controlled Access Program

CAPCO – Controlled Access Program Coordination Office

CBI – Confidential Business Information

CBIPM – Confidential Business Information Protective Measure

CDR – Critical Design Review

CD-R – Compact Disk-Read

CD-ROM – Compact-Disk, Read-Only Memory

CDSE – Center for Development of Security Excellence

CE – Compromising Emanations

CI – Counterintelligence

CI – Critical Information

CIA – Central Intelligence Agency

CIAR – Counterintelligence Awareness and Reporting

CIFA – Counterintelligence Field Activity

CIIA – Critical Infrastructure Information Act

CIK – Crypto-Ignition Key

CIO – Chief Information Officer

CIPA – Classified Information Procedures Act

CIRT – Computer Incident Response Team

CIS – Cryptologic Information System

CISARA – Counterintelligence, Security Countermeasures, and Related Activities

CISO – Counterintelligence Support Officer

CISP – Counterintelligence Support Plan

CISSM – Component Information System Security Manager

CISSP – Certified Information Systems Security Professional

CKTS – Computerized Key Telephone System

CLAS – Classified By

CM – Classification Management

CM – Configuration Management

CM – Countermeasure

CMB – Configuration Management Board

CMI – Classified Military Information

CMIWG – Classification Markings and Implementation Working Group

CNA – Computer Network Attack

CNE – Computer Network Exploitation

CNSI – Classified National Security Information

CNSS – Committee on National Security Systems

CO – Cyberspace Operations

COMINT – Communications Intelligence

CPSO – Command Program Security Officer

CPSO – Contractor Program Security Officer

CPU – Central Processing Unit

CPWG – Crime-Prevention Working Group

CRG – Compliance Review Group

CRYPTO – Cryptography

CS& – Office of Cybersecurity and Communications

CSA – Cognizant Security Agency

CSA – Cognizant Security Authority

CSCS – Contract Security Classification Specification

CSE – Center for Security Evaluation

CSEA – Cyber Security Enhancement Act

CSIL – Critical and Sensitive Information List

CSISM – Communications Security (COMSEC) Supplement to the Industrial Security Manual

CSO – Cognizant Security Office

CSS – Central Security Service

CSS – Constant Surveillance Service

CSSM – Communications-Computer System Security Manager

CST – Construction Surveillance Technician

CT – Counter Terrorism

CTC – Counterterrorist Center

CTS – Computerized Telephone System

CTS – COSMIC TOP SECRET

CTSA – COSMIC TOP SECRET ATOMAL

CTTA – Certified Transient Electromagnetic Pulse Emanation Standard (TEMPEST) Technical Authority

CW – Code Word

CW – Cyber Warfare

Cyber Security Acronyms That Start With D

DARPA – Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency

DCC – Defensive Counter-Cyber

DCFL – Defense Computer Forensics Lab

DCHC – Defense Counterintelligence and Human Intelligence Center

DCI SSC – Director of Central Intelligence Special Security Center

DCL – Declassify

DCS – Defense Clandestine Service

DCSINT – Deputy Chief of Staff for Intelligence Army

DD – Defense Department

DDA – Designated Disclosure Authority

DDAL – Delegation of Disclosure Authority Letter

DDEP – Defense Data Exchange Program

DECL – Declassify

DHS – Department of Homeland Security

DIA – Defense Intelligence Agency

DIAC – Defense Intelligence Analysis Center

DIACAP – Department of Defense (DoD) Information Assurance Certification and Accreditation Process

DIAM – Defense Intelligence Agency Manual

DIC – Defense Intelligence Community

DICOB – Defense Industrial Security Clearance Oversight Board

DIDO – Designated Intelligence Disclosure Official

DII – Defense Information Infrastructure

DIRNSA – Director, National Security Agency

DIS – Defense Investigative Service

DISA – Defense Information Systems Agency

DISN – Defense Information Systems Network

DISP – Department of Defense (DoD) Industrial Security Program

DITSCAP – Department of Defense (DoD) Information Technology Security Certification and Accreditation Process

DMDC – Defense Manpower Data Center

DMF – Data Management Facility

DMNS – Data Management Notification System

DMS – Data Management System

DMS – Defense Messaging System

DNI – Director of National Intelligence

DNI – Director of Naval Intelligence

DoDIIS – Department of Defense Intelligence Information System

DoDIS – Department of Defense Information System

DOS – Denial of Service

DOS – Disk Operating System

DRAM – Dynamic Random-Access Memory

DRB – Defense Resources Board

DRMO – Defense Reutilization Management Office

DS – Direct Support

DSA – Designated Security Authority

DSB – Defensive Security Brief

DSCA – Defense Security Cooperation Agency

DSEC – Director of Security

DSMC – Defense Systems Management College

DSN – Defense Switched Network

DSS – Defense Security Service

DSSCS – Defense Special Security Communication System

DSS-PIC – DSS Personnel Investigations Center

DSSS – Defense Special Security System

DT& – Development Test and Evaluation

DTIC – Defense Technical Information Center

DTM – Data-Transmission Media

DTSA – Defense Technology Security Administration

DVD – Digital Video Disk

Cyber Security Acronyms That Start With E

EA – Electronic Attack

EPITS – Essential Program Information, Technologies and Systems

EPROM – Erasable Programmable Read-Only Memory

EPSQ – Electronic Personnel Security Questionnaire

ES – Electronic Surveillance

ESS – Electronic Security System

ET – Electronic Transmission

ETZ – Equipment Transient Electromagnetic Pulse Emanation Standard (TEMPEST) Zone

EW – Electronic Warfare

EWS – Electronic Warfare Support

Cyber Security Acronyms That Start With F

FAFSA – Free Application for Federal Student Aid

FBIS – Foreign Broadcast Information Service

FCIP – Foreign Counterintelligence Program

FCL – Facility Security Clearance

FEMA – Federal Emergency Management Agency Only Memory

FI – Foreign Intelligence

FIDS – Facility Intrusion Detection System

FIE – Foreign Intelligence Entity

FIS – Foreign Intelligence Services

FISA – Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act

FISD – Federal Investigative Services Division

FISINT – Foreign Instrumentation Signals Intelligence

FISMA – Federal Information Security Management Act

FIT – Foreign Inspection Team

FIU – Field Investigative Unit

FM – Frequency-Modulated

FN – Foreign National

FOIA – Freedom of Information Act

FOIA/PA – Freedom of Information Act/Privacy Act

FRAM – Ferroelectric Random-Access Memory

FRD – Formerly Restricted Data

FTZ – Facilities Transient Electromagnetic Pulse Emanation Standard (TEMPEST) Zone

Cyber Security Acronyms That Start With G

G2 – Assistant Chief of Staff, G2 Intelligence

G-2 – Staff Intelligence Officer

GDIP – General Defense Intelligence Programs

GEOINT – Geospatial Intelligence

GHz – Gigahertz

GIG – Global Information Grid

GII – Global Information Infrastructure

GSC – Government Security Committee

GSOIA – General Security of Information Agreement

GSOMIA – General Security of Military Information Agreement

Cyber Security Acronyms That Start With H

HDMI – High-Definition Multimedia Interface

HIPAA – Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996

HOIS – Hostile Intelligence Services

HPSCI – House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence

HSA – Homeland Security Act

HUMINT – Human Intelligence

Hz – Hertz

Cyber Security Acronyms That Start With I

IA – Information Assurance

IA – Intelligence Activity

IAA – Interim Access Authorization

IACSE – Interagency Advisory Committee on Security Equipment

ICD – Intelligence Community Directive

ICP – Initial Control Point

ID – Identification

IDC – International Data Center

IDE – Intrusion Detection Equipment

IDS – Intrusion Detection System

IEID – International Exchange of Infrasound Data

IERD – International Exchange of Radionuclide Data

IESD – International Exchange of Seismological Data

IOSS – Interagency Operations Security (OPSEC) Support Staff

IP – Internet Protocol

IPB – Intelligence Preparation of the Battlefield

IPSAC – Interagency Security Classification Appeals Panel

IR – Infrared

IRM – Information Resource Management

IS – Information System

ISA – International Security Agreement

ISCOM – Naval Investigative Service Command

ISD – Information Storage Device

ISD – Inspectable Space Determination

ISDN – Integrated Services Digital Network

ISFD – Industrial Security Facilities Database

ISOO – Information Security Oversight Office

ISPG – Intelligence Programs Support Group

ISRP – Information Systems Requirements Package

ISS – Information Systems Security

ISS – Inspection Support Staff

ISS – Integrated Safeguards Subgroup

ISSE – Information System Security Engineer

ISSM – Information Systems Security Manager

ISSO – Information Systems Security Officer

ISSP – Information Systems Security Professional

ISSR – Information Systems Security Representative

ISWG – Industrial Security Working Group

IT – Information Technology

ITAB – Information Technology Acquisition Board

ITAC – Intelligence and Threat Analysis Center

Cyber Security Acronynms That Start With J

J2 – Intelligence Directorate, Joint Command

JCITA – Joint Counterintelligence Training Academy

JCS – Joint Chiefs of Staff

JMIC – Joint Military Intelligence College

JMIP – Joint Military Intelligence Programs

JMITC – Joint Military Intelligence Training Center

JPAS – Joint Personnel Adjudication System

JROC – Joint Requirements Oversight Council

JSAIWG – Joint Sensitive Compartmented
Information (SCI) Accreditation/Inspection Working Group

J-SIIDS – Joint Services Interior Intrusion Detection System

JWICS – Joint Worldwide Intelligence Communication System

kHz – Kilohertz

Cyber Security Acronyms That Start With L

LAA – Limited Access Authorization

LAC – Local Agency Check

LAN – Local Area Network

LBI – Limited Background Investigation

LBIP – Limited Background Investigation plus Current National Agency Check

LBIX – Limited Background Investigation Expanded

LE – Law Enforcement

LEA – Law Enforcement Agency

LFC – Local Files Check

LIMDIS – Limited Dissemination

LIMDIS – Limited Distribution

LN – Local Network

Cyber Security Acronyms That Start With M

MASINT – Measurement and Signature Intelligence

MI – Military Intelligence

Cyber Security Acronyms That Start With N

NACIC – National Counterintelligence Center

NATO – North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) SECRET ATOMAL

NCCIC – National Cybersecurity and Communications Integration Center

NCIC – National Crime Information Center

NCRAL – National Cyber Risk Alert Level

NCS – National Communications System

NCS – National Cryptologic School

NCSC – National Computer Security Center

NCSD – National Cyber Security Division

Net – Network

NETMGR – Network Manager

NetOps – Network Operations

NFIB – National Foreign Intelligence Board

NFIP – National Foreign Intelligence Program

NGA – National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency

NGIC – National Ground Intelligence Center

NII – National Information Infrastructure

NIPRNET – Non-Secure/Unclassified Internet Protocol Router Network

NIS – Network Information System

NATO – North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) SECRET

NSA/CSS – National Security Agency/Central Security Service

NSC – National Security Council

NSI – National Security Information

OCO – Offensive Cyberspace Operations

ODCI – Office of the Director of Central Intelligence

ODNI – Office of the Director of National Intelligence

OIS – Office Information System

Cyber Security Acronyms That Start With O

PDS – Practice Dangerous to Security

PDS – Protected Distribution System

PDS – Public Domain Software

PED – Portable Electronic Device

PEM – Program Element Monitor

PHOTINT – Photographic Intelligence

PI – Police Intelligence

PI – Preliminary Inquiry

PID – Personnel Identification Data

PII – Personally Identifiable Information

PROM – Programmable Read-Only Memory

PROPIN – Proprietary Information

PS – Physical Security

Cyber Security Acronyms That Start With R

RAM – Random-Access Memory

RD – Restricted Data

RF – Radio Frequency

RFI – Radio Frequency Interference

RFI – Representative of a Foreign Interest

RFID – Radio-Frequency Identification

RII – Relevant Information and Intelligence

ROM – Read-Only Memory

Cyber Security Acronyms That Start With S

S – SECRET

S&T – Science and Technology

S2 – Intelligence Officer, U.S. Army

SA – System Administrator

SACS – Security Access Control Systems

SAES – Security Awareness and Education

SAR – Special Access Required

SCE – Service Cryptologic Element

SCG – Security Classification Guide

SCI – Sensitive Compartmented Information

SCIF – Sensitive Compartmented Information Facility

SII – Suitability/Security Investigation Index

SIO – Senior Intelligence Officer

SISR – Signals Intelligence Security Regulation

SRTM – Security Requirements Traceability Matrix

SSDC – Space and Strategic Defense Command

SSE – System Security Engineering

SSEM – System Security Engineering

SSII – Suitability/Security Investigations Index

SSL – Secure Socket Layer

SSM – Site Security Manager

SSM – System Security Manager

SSMP – System Security Management Plan

Cyber Security Acronyms That Start With T

TIARA – Tactical Intelligence and Related Activities

TID – Tamper Indicating Device

TIMS – Treaty Information Management System

TISS – Telecommunications and Automated Information Systems Security

TMO – Technology Management Office

Cyber Security Acronyms That Start With U

U – Unclassified

UAA – Uncontrolled Access Area

UCNI – Unclassified Controlled Nuclear Information

UD – Unauthorized Disclosure

USACIDU – United States Army Criminal Investigation Command

USAF – United States Air Force

USSAN – United States Security Authority/North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)

USSID – United States Signals Intelligence Directive

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