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Certification Terms - NNational Archives and Records Administration (NARA) - (federal agency charged with storing and managing the official records of governmental agencies)
National Bureau of Standards (NBS) - (federal agency founded in 1901 to determine standards - predecesor of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST))
National Centers of Academic Excellence (CAE) - (program established by the National Security Agency (NSA) to promote educational programs aimed at increasing the number of information security professionals)
National Centers of Academic Excellence in Information Assurance Education program (CAE/IAE) - (program jointly sponsored by the National Security Agency (NSA) and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to identify and certify educational institutions meeting the program's information assurance educational guidelines)
National Centers of Academic Excellence in Research program (CAE/R) - (program jointly sponsored by the National Security Agency (NSA) and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to identify and certify educational institutions meeting the program's research guidelines)
National Computer Forensics Institute (NCFI) - (Federally funded training center dedicated to trainng, educating, and equipping state, local, tribal, and territorial law enforcement officers, prosecutors, and judges on cyber and electronic crimes and related threats.)
National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) - (organization publishing fire protection safety and design standards for various types of facilities)
National Information Assurance Certification and Accreditation Process (NIACAP) - (framework for evaluating governmental security systems implementation)
National Information Assurance Partnership (NIAP) - (organization created to evaluate IT products for conformance with Common Criteria requirements)
National Initiative for Cybersecurity Education (NICE) - (program headed by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) created to develop a pool of cybersecurity professionals through education, training and workforce development)
National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) - (federal agency within the U.S. Department of Commerce providing standards for computing and technology)
National Security Telecommunications and Information Systems Security Committee (NSTISS)
National Voluntary Laboratory Accreditation Program (NVLAP) - (program run by NIST that accredits third-party organizations which conduct evaluations of federal standards implementation)
Network Advertising Initiative (NAI) - (organization of online advertising companies promoting standards for responsible online advertising)
North American Energy Standards Board (NAESB) - (U.S. energy industry organization setting standards and providing guidance models for energy industry practices)