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Certification Terms - GGeneral Accounting Office (GAO) - (legislative branch agency established in 1921 to assist with congressional oversight of government agencies as well as providing an independent audit function - renamed/replaced by the Government Accountability Office in 2004)
General Agent (GA) - (an insurance agent responsible for insurance agency operations in a particular area, including insurance policy sales, servicing policies already sold, recruiting and training agents, and providing administrative support)
General Agents and Managers Conference (GAMC) - (association of general agents and managers affiliated with the National Association for Life Underwriting (NALU))
General Manager (GM) - (term which could be applied to any senior manager in charge of operations, although usually refers to a manager at a manufacturing facility with overall responsibility for maintaining production)
General Partner (GP) - ( 1) one of two or more partners who are jointly and severally responsible for the debts of a partnership; 2) managing partner of a limited partnership)
GIAC Assessing Wireless Networks Expert (GAWN) - (advanced-level security administration credential offered by GIAC in the assessment and administration of wireless networks)
GIAC Certified Firewall Analyst (GCFW) - (advanced-level security administration credential offered by GIAC in firewall analysis and administration)
GIAC Certified Forensic Analyst (GCFA) - (certification credential granted by GIAC for an advanced-level understanding of forensic examination and analysis)
GIAC Certified Forensic Examiner (GCFE) - (certification credential granted by GIAC for an intermediate-level understanding of forensic examination and analysis)
GIAC Certified Incident Handler (GCIH) - (advanced-level security administration credential offered by GIAC in security breaches, intrusion analysis, and incident response)
GIAC Certified Intrusion Analyst (GCIA) - (advanced-level security administration credential offered by GIAC in incident response and intrusion analysis)
GIAC Certified ISO-27000 Specialist (G2700) - (certification offered by GIAC at an intermediate level for an understanding of ISO-27000 standards and practices relating to the system auditing area)
GIAC Certified Penetration Tester (GPEN) - (advanced-level security administration credential offered by GIAC in the vulnerability testing of systems using simulated attack methods)
GIAC Certified Project Manager certification (GCPM) - (advanced-level management certification offered by GIAC in the field of information security project management)
GIAC Certified UNIX Security Administrator (GCUX) - (advanced-level security administration credential offered by GIAC in the management of security involving UNIX operating systems)
GIAC Certified Windows Security Administrator (GCWN) - (advanced-level security administration credential offered by GIAC in the management of security for Windows operating systems)
GIAC Exploit Researcher and Advanced Penetration Tester (GXPN) - (advanced-level security administration credential offered by GIAC in system vulnerability assessment and simulated attack testing methods)
GIAC Information Security Fundamentals certification (GISF) - (introductory-level credential offered by GIAC in the basics of information security and security administration)
GIAC Information Security Professional (GISP) - (certification credential granted by GIAC for an intermediate-level understanding of information security management)
GIAC Legal Issues certification (GLEG) - (certification credential granted by GIAC for an advanced-level understanding of the legal issues involved in information security)
GIAC Reverse Engineering Malware Expert (GREM) - (certification credential granted by GIAC for an advanced-level understanding of the forensic analysis of malware programming code)
GIAC Secure Software Programmer-Java (GSSP-JAVA) - (advanced-level software security credential offered by GIAC in security-oriented Java software programming)
GIAC Secure Software Programmer-NET (GSSP-NET) - (advanced-level software security credential offered by GIAC in security-oriented software programming)
GIAC Security Essentials Certification (GSEC) - (intermediate-level credential offered by GIAC in the area of information security and security administration)
GIAC Security Expert (GSE) - (certification representing the highest-level information security credential offered by GIAC)
GIAC Security Leadership Certification (GSLC) - (advanced-level management certification offered by GIAC in the field of information security)
GIAC Systems and Network Auditor (GSNA) - (certification credential offered by GIAC for an advanced-level understanding of systems and system network auditing)
GIAC Web Application Penetration Tester (GWAPT) - (advanced-level security administration credential offered by GIAC in the vulnerability testing of Web applications using simulated attack methods)
Global Academic Program (GAP) - (educational program sponsored by (ISC)(2))
Global Information Assurance Certification (GIAC) - (global organization that provides certification credentials in a number of security disciplines)
Government Accountability Office (GAO) - (independent agency that monitors and investigates federal agencies and government operations - formerly the General Accounting Office until its name was changed in 2004)