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Glossary of terms

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All terms include their equivalent in the other official language, and some terms include an abbreviation.

List of services and programs starting with the letter A

access control methods (méthodes de contrôle de l'accès)
The methods used to prevent unauthorized access. These methods might include person-based systems which make use of guards and receptionists, systems based on physical characteristics such as fingerprints and signatures or systems based on access control items such as keys and magnetic cards.
approved security container (contenant de sécurité approuvé)
Specific types of containers that have met standards developed by an interdepartmental committee established for this purpose. The Royal Canadian Mounted Police's Security Equipment Guide (G1-001): lists approved security containers.
alternate authorized official (fonctionnaire autorisé remplaçant)
Individual, employed within the organization, security screened to reliability status and appointed by the organization to assist, or if applicable, assume the duties of the authorized official.
authorized official (fonctionnaire autorisé)
Individual, security screened to reliability status, and appointed by the organization to carry out security responsibilities associated with the personnel security screening function for those organizations that possess a designated organization screening.

List of services and programs starting with the letter B

breach (atteinte à la sécurité)
When any protected or classified information or assets have been compromised. Without restricting its scope, a breach may include compromise in circumstances that make it probable that a breach has occurred.

List of services and programs starting with the letter C

classified assets (biens classifiés)
Assets, other than information, that are important to the national interest and therefore warrant safeguarding.
classified information (renseignements classifiés)
Information related to the national interest that may qualify for an exemption or exclusion under the Access to Information Act or Privacy Act and the compromise of which would reasonably be expected to cause injury to the national interest.
communications security (COMSEC) (sécurité des télécommunications (COMSEC))
Cryptographic, transmission and emission security measures applied to information stored, processed or transmitted electronically. COMSEC is a subset of information technology security.
compromise (compromission, perte d'intégrité)
Unauthorized disclosure, destruction, removal, modification, interruption or use of information and assets.
COMSEC custodian (responsable des ressources frCOMSEC)
The person designated by the COMSEC authority or Communications Security Establishment to be responsible for the receipt, transfer, accountability, safeguarding, and destruction of COMSEC material.
continuous monitoring (surveillance continue)
Checking of the monitored assets by personnel in control of the assets, guards or electronic means with enough regularity to detect attempted unauthorized access.
courier certificate (ordre de mission de courrier)
A courier certificate authorizes an individual to transport protected and classified information and assets either for use by the authorized individual at the destination, or, for use and retention by authorized personnel at the destination.

List of services and programs starting with the letter D

designated organization screening (DOS) (vérification d'organisation désignée (VOD))
An administrative determination that an organization is eligible, from a security viewpoint, for access to protected information or assets of the same or lower level as the clearance being granted.
document safeguarding capability (DSC) (autorisation de détenir des renseignements (ADR))
Certification that a facility of an organization that has been granted either a designated organization screening (DOS) or a facility security clearance (FSC), and has been authorized to store or handle protected (designated organization screening) or protected and classified (facility security clearance) material or assets. Separate DSCs can be granted for the head office and/or one or more physically separate sites belonging to the organization. A DSC is separate from and is in addition to a DOS or a FSC.

List of services and programs starting with the letter E

emission security (sécurité des émissions)
Refer to TEMPEST.

List of services and programs starting with the letter F

facility (installation)
A physical setting used to serve a specific purpose. A facility may be within a building, or a whole building, or a building plus its site; or it may be a construction that is not a building. The term encompasses both the physical object and its use.
facility security clearance (FSC) (attestation de sécurité d'installation (ASI))
An administrative determination that an organization is eligible, from a security viewpoint, for access to classified and, if necessary protected, information or assets of the same or lower classification level as the clearance being granted.
field industrial security officer (FISO) (agent local de la sécurité industrielle (ALSI))
The Public Services and Procurement Canada's (PSPC)'s Contract Security Program (CSP) representative assigned to assist an organization in establishing and maintaining an effective Contract Security Program. The FISO is the company security officer's (CSO)'s point of contact with PSPC's CSP for all physical security matters.
for cause (pour cause)
A determination that there is sufficient reason to review, revoke, suspend or downgrade a reliability status or a security clearance. In the context of a security assessment, a determination whether more in-depth verifications are required.

List of services and programs starting with the letter G

government-to-government (gouvernement à gouvernement)
International transactions, such as visit clearances and material transmissions, that must take place between governmental industrial security authorities of the countries involved (in Canada, the Canadian Industrial Security Directorate) or that can be executed by private sector organizations, but only with the written approval of the governmental industrial security authorities of the countries involved.
government-to-government channels (voies de gouvernement à gouvernement)
Channels that have been approved by the governmental industrial security authorities of the countries involved (in Canada, the Canadian Industrial Security Directorate).

List of services and programs starting with the letter H

public access hours
Hours when the public can enter a reception area and, with authorization, a reserved access area. Employee access does not necessarily require authorization.

List of services and programs starting with the letter I

identification card (carte d'identité)
A document issued by the organization to identify the bearer.
Information Technology Security Directive for the Control of COMSEC Material in the Canadian Private Sector (Directive en matière de sécurité des Technologie de l'information sur le contrôle du matériel frCOMSEC au sein des entreprises du secteur privé canadien)
A directive that provides COMSEC practitioners with the minimum security requirements for the control and management of COMSEC material authorized by the Communications Security Establishment (CSE) for use by a Canadian private sector company within Canada. This publication is issued under the authority of the Chief of the CSE in accordance with the federal Policy on Government Security.
Information Technology Security Directive for the Control of COMSEC Material in the Government of Canada (Directive en matière de sécurité des Technologie de l'information sur le contrôle du matériel frCOMSEC au sein du gouvernement du Canada)
A directive that provides the minimum security requirements for the control and management of COMSEC material authorized by the Communications Security Establishment (CSE) for use by the Government of Canada. This publication is issued under the authority of the Chief of the CSE in accordance with the federal Policy on Government Security.

List of services and programs starting with the letter K

key senior official (KSO) (cadres supérieurs clés (CSC))
An individual who must be granted a personnel security clearance before an organization will be granted a facility security clearance (FSC). This includes the company security officer (CSO) and the owners, officers, directors of the board, executives and partners who occupy positions which would enable them to adversely affect the organization's policies or practices in the performance of classified contracts.

List of services and programs starting with the letter N

national interest (intérêt national)
Concerns the defence and maintenance of the social, political and economic stability of Canada.
need-to-know basis (besoin de connaître)
The need for someone to access and know information in order to perform his or her duties.

List of services and programs starting with the letter O

organization (organisation)
Any institution, other than a Canadian government department, agency or crown corporation, holding or seeking a designated organization screening (DOS) or facility security clearance (FSC). The majority are commercial corporations, but other institutions are also included such as universities, partnerships, and other levels of government and their agencies.

List of services and programs starting with the letter P

personnel security clearance (attestation de sécurité de personnel)
Status granted as a result of an assessment of loyalty to Canada and, so far as it is related thereto, the reliability of an individual.
protected (protégé)
The marking that shows that the information qualifies as protected information and requires more than basic safeguarding. Protected A is used to specify the requirement for minimum standards of protection, Protected B indicates the need for additional security measures and Protected C signals the need for special, stringent safeguards.
protected assets (biens protégés)
Assets, other than information, that have been identified by the institution as being important to operations by virtue of the function performed or as being valuable and therefore warranting safeguarding; cash and other negotiables; and computer systems that require safeguards to ensure the confidentiality, integrity and availability of the information stored therein.
protected information (renseignements protégés)
Information related to other than the national interest that may qualify for an exemption or exclusion under the Access to Information Act or Privacy Act and the compromise of which would reasonably be expected to cause injury to private interest or non-national interest.
public access hours (heures d'accès du public)
When the public may enter the reception zone and, if authorized, enter secure zones. Employee access may or may not require authorization.

List of services and programs starting with the letter R

reliability screening (enquête de sûreté)
The process which must be completed before the individual may be granted a reliability status.
reliability status (cote de fiabilité)
Successful completion of a reliability screening; allows regular access to government assets and with a need-to-know to protected information.
risk assessment (évaluation du risque)
An evaluation of the chance of vulnerabilities being exploited, based on the effectiveness of existing or proposed security measures.

List of services and programs starting with the letter S

security orders (consignes de sécurité)
Written documentation developed, implemented and maintained by an organization to formalize and standardize security arrangements and procedures within the organization.
security requirements check list (SRCL) (liste de vérification relative à la sécurité (LVRS))
Form designed for use by project authorities, departmental security officers, procurement officers or other government employees in the contracting process to identify security requirements at the start of any contractual or pre-contractual process.
security screening (filtrage de sécurité)
The process which must be completed before an individual can be granted a security clearance.

List of services and programs starting with the letter T

TEMPEST
The classified code name for emission security, which is the discipline that deals with the suppression of unintentionally radiated or conducted electromagnetic signals that divulge information.
threat assessment (évaluation de la menace)
An evaluation of the nature, likelihood and consequences of acts or events that could place protected or classified information and assets at risk.

List of services and programs starting with the letter V

violation of security (violation de la sécurité)
Any act or omission that contravenes any provision of the Industrial Security Manual (ISM) or contractual obligation. Such acts may include failure to classify or safeguard information in accordance with the policy; classification, or continuation of same, in violation of the policy; unauthorized modification, retention, destruction or removal of protected or classified information; and unauthorized interruption of the flow of protected or classified information.

Abbreviations and acronyms

ACSO
alternate company security officer
CCSO
corporate company security officer
CCTV
closed-circuit television
CEO
chief executive officer
CFTSA
Canadian Forces Technical Services Agency
COMSEC
communications security
CSE
Communications Security Establishment
CSP
Contract Security Program
CSIS
Canadian Security and Intelligence Service
CSO
company security officer
DAV
Directly Arranged Visit
DND
Department of National Defence (Canada)
DOD
(U.S.) Department of Defense
DOS
designated organization screening
DSA
designated security authority
DSC
document safeguarding capability
EID
electronic intrusion detection
EIPA
Export and Import Permits Act
FISO
field industrial security officer
FOCI
foreign ownership, control or influence
FSC
facility security clearance
ISM
Industrial Security Manual
IT
information technology
ITAR
International Traffic in Arms Regulations
JCO
(United States–Canada) Joint Certification Office
JCP
(United States–Canada) Joint Certification Program
KSO
key senior official
MCTD
military critical technical data
MISWG
Multinational Industrial Security Working Group
MOU
memorandum of understanding
NATO
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
NDHQ
National Defence Headquarters
NORAD
North American Aerospace Defense Command
NSA
national security authority
OPI
office of primary interest
PA
personnel assigned
PSPC
Public Services and Procurement Canada
RCMP
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
RFP
request for proposal
RFV
Request for Visit
ROD
resolution of doubt
SC
site clearance
SRCL
security requirements check list
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