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Glossary of Abbreviations

Abbreviation

Meaning

ADAS

Automated Document Accounting System

AISEP

Australasian Information Security Evaluation Programme

AusCERT

Australian Computer Emergency Response Team

BCP

Business Continuity Plan

CC

Common Criteria

CCB

Configuration Control Board

CCIP

Centre for Critical Infrastructure Protection

CCTV

Closed Circuit Television

CDMA

Code Division Multiple Access

CD ROM

Compact Disk - Read Only Memory

CERT

Computer Emergency Response Team

COMPUSEC

Computer Security

COMSEC

Communications Security

DCCS

Departmental Committee on Computer Security

DMZ

De-militarised Zones

DSO

Departmental Security Officer

EAL

Evaluation Assurance Level

Fax

Facsimile

GCSB

Government Communications Security Bureau

GCSC

Government Communications Security Committee

GMT

Greenwich Mean Time

GSM

Global System for Mobile Communication

iaw

in accordance with

ICS

Interdepartmental Committee on Security

ID

Identification

IDS

Intruder Detection Systems

INFOSEC

Information Systems Security

IPR

Intellectual Property Rights

IS

Information Security

ISSP

Information System Security Policy

ISSM

Information Systems Security Manager

IT

Information Technology

ITSEC

Information Technology Security

LAN

Local Area Network

MDT

Mechanical Document Transfer System

MFAT

Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade

MOD

Ministry of Defence

NSCSS

National Supervisory Council for Security Systems

NZDF

New Zealand Defence Force

NZSA

New Zealand Security Association Inc

NZSIS

New Zealand Security Intelligence Service

NZSIT

New Zealand Security in Information Technology Publications

ODESC

Officials Committee for Domestic and External Security

OS

Operating System

PABX

Private Automatic Branch Exchange

PC

Personal Computer

PIDS

Perimeter Intrusion-Detection System

PIN

Personal Identification Number

PISG

Private Investigators and Security Guards

PKC

Public Key Cryptography

PSM

Protective Security Manual

SOP

Standard Operating Procedure

SSC

State Services Commission

SSP

System Security Plan

TECSEC

Technical Security

TRA

Threat and Risk Assessment


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