NISP stands for:

NISP stands for:

• A. National Industrial Security Program
• B. National Information Security Protocol
• C. National Industrial Standard Program
• D. Nuclear Industry Security Protocol

Answer: (A)

NISP denotes the framework that governs how sensitive, classified information is protected when handled by contractors and facilities working with the U.S. government. The expansion is National Industrial Security Program. This program creates uniform security requirements across the defense industrial base and is implemented through the National Industrial Security Program Operating Manual (NISPOM) under the oversight of the Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency (DCSA). The other phrases do not correspond to the widely used name of this program.

NISP denotes the framework that governs how sensitive, classified information is protected when handled by contractors and facilities working with the U.S. government. The expansion is National Industrial Security Program. This program creates uniform security requirements across the defense industrial base and is implemented through the National Industrial Security Program Operating Manual (NISPOM) under the oversight of the Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency (DCSA). The other phrases do not correspond to the widely used name of this program.