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List of Abbreviations/Acronyms
| English | Meaning |
|---|---|
| ACA | After Contract Award |
| ASIS | American Society for Industrial Evaluators |
| BCP | Business Continuity Planning |
| BIA | Business Impact Assessment |
| BTEP | Business Transformation Enabling Program |
| C&A | Certification and Accreditation |
| CA | Chartered Accountant |
| CBCP | Certified Business Continuity Professional |
| CCP | Certified Computer Professional |
| CDRL | Contract Data Requirements List |
| CERT | Computer Emergency Response Team |
| CGA | Certified General Accountant |
| CISD | Canadian Industrial Security Directorate |
| CISA | Canadian Intelligence and Security Association or, Certified Information Systems Auditor, as applicable |
| CISM | Certified Information Security Manager |
| CISSP | Certified Information Systems Security Professional |
| CISSP/ISSEP | Certified Information Systems Security Engineering Professional |
| CISSP/ISSAP | Certified Information Systems Security Architecture Professional |
| CISSP/ISSMP | Certified Information Systems Security Management Professional |
| CITP | Canadian Industrial TEMPEST Program |
| CMA | Certified Management Accountant |
| COMSEC | Communications Security |
| CPP | Certified Protection Professional |
| CPSA | Cyber Protection Supply Arrangement |
| CSE | Communications Security Establishment |
| DID | Data Item Description |
| DNS | Domain Name Server |
| DRI | Disaster Recovery Institute Canada |
| DRP | Disaster Response Planning |
| EOC | Emergency Operations Centre |
| FOB | Free on Board |
| GoC | Government of Canada |
| GETS | Government Electronic Tendering Service |
| GOL | Government-on-Line |
| FIPS | Federal Information Processing Standard |
| FOCI | Foreign Ownership Control or Influence |
| FTP | File Transfer Protocol |
| GIAC | Global Information Assurance Certification |
| GSP | Government of Canada Security Policy |
| GSRM | Government Strategic Reference Model |
| HTTP | HyperText Transfer Protocol |
| ICCP | Institute for Certification of Computer Professionals |
| IETF | Internet Engineering Task Force |
| II | Information Infrastructure |
| IIP | Information Infrastructure Protection |
| IPSec | Internet Protocol Security |
| IS | Information System |
| ISACA | Information Systems Audit and Control Association & Foundation |
| (ISC)2 | International Information Systems Security Certification Consortium |
| ISS | Internet Security Scanner |
| ISSA | Information System Security Association |
| IT | Information Technology |
| ITAC | Information Technology Association of Canada |
| ITISPS | Information Technology Infrastructure Security and Protection Services |
| ITS | Information Technology Security |
| IV&V | Independent Verification and Validation |
| LDAP | Light Weight Directory Access Protocol |
| MCSE | Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer |
| MITS | Management of Information Technology Security Standard |
| MS | Microsoft |
| NAFTA | North American Free Trade Agreement |
| NCR | National Capital Region |
| NMap | Network Mapper |
| NMSA | National Master Supply Arrangement |
| NSFF | Network Security Framework Forum |
| NSP | National Security Policy |
| NSTAC | Network Security Telecommunications Advisory Committee |
| OSI | Open Systems Interconnection |
| OTVA | On-site Technical Vulnerability Assessment |
| PC | Personal Computer |
| PEng | Professional Engineer |
| PIA | Privacy Impact Assessment |
| PKCS | Public Key Cryptography Standard |
| PKI | Public Key Infrastructure |
| PMI | Project Management Institute |
| PMP | Project Management Professional |
| Portscan | PortScanner is a network utility designed to scan for listening TCP/IP ports |
| PWGSC | Public Works and Government Services Canada |
| QA | Quality Assurance |
| QAP | Quality Assurance Plan |
| R&D | Research and Development |
| RFC | Request For Comments |
| RFP | Request for Proposal |
| RFSA Refresh | Request for Supply Arrangement Refresh |
| SACC | Standard Acquisition Clauses and Conditions |
| SAHL | SAH List |
| SAHMP | Supply Arrangement Holder Management Plan |
| SATAN | Security Administrator Tool for Analysing Networks |
| S-HTTP | Secure HyperText Transfer Protocol |
| SLA | Service Level Agreement |
| S-MIME | Secure Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions Protocol |
| SMTP | Simple Message Transfer Protocol |
| SOR | Statement of Requirements |
| SOW | Statement of Work |
| SRCL | Security Requirements Check List |
| SSH | Secure Shell |
| SSL | Secure Sockets Layer |
| ST&E | Security Test and Evaluation |
| TA | Technical Advisor or Technical Authority, as applicable |
| TBITS | Treasury Board Information Technology Standard |
| TCP/IP | Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol |
| Telnet | The TCP/IP standard network virtual terminal protocol that is used for remote terminal connection service |
| TRA | Threat and Risk Assessment |
| TSSIT | Technical Security Standards for Information Technology |
| UDP | User Datagram Protocol |
| VA | Vulnerability Assessment |
| WBS | Work Breakdown Structure |
