Centre for Critical Infrastructure Protection

F-J:

Firewall

• A system, or group of systems (hardware or software) that manages access between networks.

Fraud

• The intentional use of deceit to deprive another of money, property, or a legal right.

GCSB

• Government Communications Security Bureau

Government Sector

• The infrastructure sector comprising local, and national core, and wider Government departments and organisations of New Zealand.

Hacker

• Originally a colloquialism for an enthusiast with expert knowledge of computer systems. Has now come to mean a technically sophisticated computer enthusiast who uses their knowledge to gain unauthorised access to information and communications technology systems and resources.

Hacking

• An attempt, whether successful or not, to access an information system by an unauthorised person, usually for malicious purposes.

ICT

• Information Communications Technology

Impersonation

• Assuming the identity of another to facilitate an attack.

Incident

• An attack or attempt of attack against a computer or network which harmed, or potentially may harm the confidentiality, integrity, or availability of network data or systems.

Industrial Espionage

• The acquiring of trade secrets or company information by secretive and possibly illegal means and/or the selling of these secrets or information to interested parties.

International Partners

• International Organisations that interact with CCIP regularly in order to perform day to day activities for business purposes.

IT

• Information Technology

Intrusion

• Unauthorised access to a computer system.

Intrusion Detection

• The process of monitoring network activity in order to detect inappropriate, incorrect, or anomalous activity.