Cyber Primer

Lexicon
information operations
Information operations is a staff function to analyse, plan, assess and
integrate information activities to create desired effects on the will,
understanding and capabilities of adversaries, potential adversaries and
approved audiences in support of mission objectives.
(North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Military Committee (MC) policy,
MC 422/4)
information security
The preservation, confidentiality, integrity and availability of information;
other properties such as authenticity, accountability and non-repudiation
may be involved. (Joint Service Publication (JSP) 440)
Internet service provider
(ISP)
An Internet service provider is a company that provides a service allowing
business or personal users to access the internet.
(MOD Information Management Passport – Cyber module)
measurement and signature intelligence
Scientific and technical intelligence derived from the analysis of data
obtained from sensing instruments for the purpose of identifying any
distinctive features associated with the source, emitter or sender, to facilitate
the latter’s measurement and identification. (AAP-06)
operations security
The process which gives a military operation or exercise appropriate
security, using passive or active means, to deny the enemy knowledge of the
dispositions, capabilities and intentions of friendly forces. (AAP-06)
proxy
A human proxy is: a person authorised to act on behalf of another. (COED)
A computer proxy is a server acting as an intermediary between users and
the World Wide Web. These terms taken together have come to mean a
hacker group conducting cyber operations on behalf of a client (which may
be a Nation State). (CSOC)
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