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