Global Information Grid
Term · Cybersecurity · MLC-T-CYB-001859
The globally interconnected, end-to-end set of information capabilities for collecting, processing, storing, disseminating, and managing information on demand to warfighters, policy makers, and support personnel. The GIG includes owned and leased communications and computing systems and services, software (including applications), data, security services, other associated services, and National Security Systems. Non-GIG information technology (IT) includes stand-alone, self-contained, or embedded IT that is not, and will not be, connected to the enterprise network.
Rationale: Term has been replaced by the term “Department of Defense information networks (DODIN)”.
| Identifier | MLC-T-CYB-001859 |
|---|---|
| Field | Cybersecurity |
| Abbreviation | GIG |
| References | CNSSI 4009-2015 from DoD Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms; NIST CSRC Glossary |
Record as JSON
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