Gantt chart
A type of bar chart that shows the interrelationships over time between projects and schedules. It provides a graphical illustration of a schedule that helps to plan, coordinate, and track specific tasks in a project.
gate
A controlled exit and entry point in a fence.
gateway
A networking device that connects networks that are using different network protocols.
generational fuzzing
A form of fuzzing that develops inputs based on models of expected inputs to perform the same task. This is also sometimes called intelligent fuzzing.
geo-tagging
Mobile devices with GPS support enable the embedding of geographical location in the form of latitude and longitude as well as date/time information on photos taken with these devices.
GNU Privacy Guard (GnuPG)
A free and open source implementation of the OpenPGP standard. It is a free/open variation of the now-commercial PGP product.
Goguen-Meseguer model
An integrity model based on predetermining the set or domain of objects that a subject can access.
Government Information Security Reform Act of 2000
Act that amends the US Code to implement additional information security policies and procedures.
government/military classification
The security labels commonly employed on secure systems used by the military. Military security labels range from highest sensitivity to lowest: top secret, secret, confidential, and unclassified (top secret, secret, and confidential are collectively known as classified).
Graham-Denning model
A security model focused on the secure creation and deletion of both subjects and objects.
Gramm-Leach-Bliley (GLBA) Act
A law passed in 1999 that eased the strict governmental barriers between financial institutions. Banks, insurance companies, and credit providers were severely limited in the services they could provide and the information they could share with each other. GLBA somewhat relaxed the regulations concerning the services each organization could provide.
granular object control
A very specific and highly detailed level of control over the security settings of an object.
grid computing
A form of parallel distributed processing that loosely groups a significant number of processing nodes toward the completion of a specific processing goal.
ground
The wire in an electrical circuit that is grounded (that is, connected with the earth).
group
An access control management simplification mechanism similar to a role. Similar users are made members of a group. A group is assigned access to an object. Thus, all members of the group are granted the same access to an object. The use of groups greatly simplifies the administrative overhead of managing user access to objects.
grudge attack
Attack usually motivated by a feeling of resentment and carried out to damage an organization or a person. The damage could be in the loss of information or harm to the organization or a person's reputation. Often the attacker is a current or former employee or someone who wishes ill will upon an organization.
guest
OS An OS operating in a virtual machine.
guideline
A document that offers recommendations on how standards and baselines are implemented. Guidelines outline methodologies, include suggested actions, and are not compulsory.
Whether you're preparing for Cybersecurity certification, working with government standards, or simply starting your career in compliance, these are the NIST Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS), Special Publication (SP), and Interagency Report (IR) topics