DoD ↔ Commercial Security & IT Cheat Sheet

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DoD ↔ Commercial Security & IT Cheat Sheet

Quick mappings between common U.S. government (DoD/federal) terms and their closest commercial-world equivalents.

DoD / Gov Term What it Means Closest Commercial Equivalent
IAVA / IAVM / IAVB / TA Mandatory alerts & guidance for vulnerabilities on DoD systems. Vendor advisories; CISA KEV; Patch Tuesday.
STIG (DISA) Hardening baselines & config requirements for systems/apps. CIS Benchmarks, vendor guides, NIST 800-53 mappings.
SCAP / ACAS Automated compliance/vuln assessment framework & scanner. Nessus/Tenable, Qualys, Rapid7.
RMF / ATO Lifecycle security framework; Authority to Operate decision. ISO 27001, SOC 2 Type II, internal risk acceptance.
POA&M Plan of Action & Milestones to remediate findings. Remediation plans, Jira tickets, risk registers.
HBSS / ESS DoD endpoint security suite. EDR/XDR (CrowdStrike, Defender, SentinelOne).
PKI / CAC Smart card identity & auth for DoD users. YubiKeys, smart cards, MFA tokens.
NIPRNet / SIPRNet / JWICS Unclassified / Secret / Top Secret DoD networks. Segmented networks, restricted tenants.
SCIF (“skiff”) Physically secure classified info facility. Restricted data center cages, clean rooms.
CDS (Cross Domain Solution) Secure transfer between classification domains. Data diodes, firewalls, DLP solutions.
FedRAMP Cloud security authorization framework. SOC 2, ISO 27017/27018 certifications.
FISMA Federal info security law for agencies. Enterprise compliance frameworks.
CUI (Controlled Unclassified Info) Protected but unclassified data rules. Confidential/regulated data classifications.
DFARS 252.204-7012 DoD contractor cyber clause → 800-171 compliance. Supplier security addendums, customer clauses.
NIST SP 800-171 Security requirements for CUI in non-federal systems. ISO 27001 Annex A, SOC 2 trust criteria.
CMMC 2.0 DoD maturity certification aligned to 800-171. SOC 2 Type II / ISO maturity certifications.
TIC (Trusted Internet Connections) Secure federal internet egress architecture. SASE, ZTNA, CASB, secure gateways.
KEV (CISA) Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list. Exploit-confirmed CVEs, emergency patching.
DoDIN / JFHQ-DoDIN DoD’s enterprise network & ops authority. Corporate WAN/core + central NetOps.
FOUO (legacy) For Official Use Only (replaced by CUI). Internal-only/confidential marking.
TEMPEST / EMSEC Protections against electromagnetic leaks. Shielded rooms/equipment, side-channel defense.

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