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CIA

 

abbr.
Central Intelligence Agency


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(1) (Confidentiality Integrity Authentication) The three important concerns with regards to information security. Encryption is used to provide confidentiality (privacy, secrecy). Digital signatures are used for message integrity (to ensure the message has not been tampered with). Passwords and digital certificates are used for authentication (to verify the authenticity of the sender). See Parkerian Hexad, computer security and information security.

(2) (CiA) See CAN bus.

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An abbreviation for the Central Intelligence Agency.

 
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California International AirshowGovernmental->Military
Governmental->Transportation
Can't Identify AnythingCommunity->Law
Can't Imagine AnotherInternet->Chat
Canadian Institute of ActuariesAcademic & Science->Academic Degrees
Cancer Inside AmericaMiscellaneous->Funnies
Capitalism's International ArmyMiscellaneous->Funnies
Capitalism's Invisible ArmyMiscellaneous->Funnies
Cardinals In ActionCommunity->Sports
Carnegie Involvement AssociationCommunity->Non-Profit Organizations
Cash In AdvanceBusiness->Accounting
Caught In ActionCommunity->Law
Caught In the ActCommunity->Law
Central Indiana Academy of WrestlingCommunity->Sports
Central Intelligence AgencyGovernmental->FBI Files
Governmental->Military
Governmental->US Government
Centro de Información de la ArmadaInternational->Spanish
Certified Internal AuditorBusiness->Accounting
Chefs Institute of AmericaAcademic & Science->Universities
Chemotherapy Induced AlopeciaMedical->Oncology
Chief Information AdvisorBusiness->Positions
Children In ActionCommunity->Educational
China, India, and AmericaRegional
Christian Indie ArtistBusiness->Positions
Christmas In ActionCommunity->Non-Profit Organizations
Ciampino, ItalyRegional->Airport Codes
Cider Ingested ApplesMiscellaneous->Funnies
Citizens, Inc.Business->AMEX Symbols
Coalition for Immediate ActionCommunity->Non-Profit Organizations
Cocaine in AmericaMiscellaneous->Funnies
Code Inspection AgentComputing->Assembly
Commander's Initial AssessmentGovernmental->Military
Community Impact AssessmentCommunity
Compagnia - Spanish companyBusiness->General
Completely Insane AnteatersMiscellaneous->Funnies
Complex Interface AdaptersComputing->Networking
Comrades In ArmsBusiness->Stock Exchange
Confidentiality, Integrity, and AvailabilityComputing->Security
Confirmands In ActionCommunity->Religion
Control Interface AssemblyGovernmental->NASA
Corrupt Incompetent AmericansMiscellaneous->Funnies
Counter Intelligence AssociatesBusiness->Positions
Crazy In the ArmyMiscellaneous->Funnies
Creative Intelligence AssociatesBusiness->Firms
Crime Implementation AnalystBusiness->Positions
Crime Intelligence Analyst / Chemical Industries AssociationGovernmental->Police
Curriculum Instruction And AssessmentAcademic & Science->Universities
Custard In ApplesMiscellaneous->Food
Custom Interface AgreementGovernmental->US Government
The C Information AbstractorComputing->Software

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CIA usually refers to the Central Intelligence Agency, a civilian agency of the United States government.

CIA may also refer to:

Educational institutions:

Organizations:

Airports:

Technology:

  • CIA triad (confidentiality, integrity, and availability), three widely accepted elements of information security
  • MOS Technology CIA, an integrated circuit made by MOS Technology

Music:

Other uses:

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