GC Cyber Security Event Management Glossary
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Glossary
Below you will find a glossary of terms used in the GC Cyber Security Event Management Plan (GC CSEMP). All terms below are defined in the context of the GC CSEMP.
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Compromise | The unauthorized access to, disclosure, modification, use, interruption, removal, or destruction of information or assets, causing a loss of confidentiality, integrity, availability and/or value. |
Cyber Security Event | Indication that a cyber vulnerability may exist, that a cyber threat may be planned or that a cyber security incident may have occurred, requiring analysis and a risk management decision to determine an appropriate course of action (Note: Individual day-to-day events, such as those collected by a SIEM, are not considered in this definition).
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Cyber Security Incident | Any cyber security event (or collection of security events) or omission that results in the compromise of a GC IT system.
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Cyber Threat | Any potential event or act, deliberate or accidental, that could result in the compromise of a GC IT system. |
Cyber Vulnerability | Any factor that could increase an IT system’s susceptibility to compromise. |
Acronyms and Abbreviations
Below is a list of acronyms and abbreviations that are commonly used in the GC CSEMP.
ADM | Assistant Deputy Minister |
BCP | Business Continuity Plan |
CCIRC | Canadian Cyber Incident Response Centre |
CCNSS | Canadian Committee on National Security Systems |
CIO | Chief Information Officer |
CIOB | Chief Information Officer Branch |
CIOC | Chief Information Officer Committee |
Comms | Communications |
CSE | Communications Security Establishment |
CSEMP | Cyber Security Event Management Plan |
CSEMT | Cyber Security Event Management Team |
CSIS | Canadian Security Intelligence Service |
CTEC | Cyber Threat and Evaluation Centre |
DG | Director General |
DND/CAF | Department of National Defence / Canadian Armed Forces |
DR | Disaster Recovery |
DSO | Departmental Security Officer |
EEMT | Executive Event Management Team |
ERC | Event Response Committee |
FERP | Federal Emergency Response Plan |
FIPC | Federal Information Protection Centre |
GC | Government of Canada |
GC-CIRT | Government of Canada Computer Incident Response Team |
GOC | Government Operations Centre |
IT | Information Technology |
ITSIRT | Information Technology Security Incident Recovery Team |
ITSec | Information Technology Security |
LSA | Lead Security Agency |
MITS | Management of Information Technology Security |
NSS | National Security Systems |
PCO | Privy Council Office |
PGS | Policy on Government Security |
PS | Public Safety |
RCMP | Royal Canadian Mounted Police |
RFA | Request for Action |
SC | Strategic Communications |
SCMA | Strategic Communications and Ministerial Affairs |
SIEM | Security information and event management |
SOC | Security Operations Centre |
SOP | Standard Operating Procedure |
SSC | Shared Services Canada |
TBS | Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat |
WG | Working Group |