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Benign Environment

nouncandidate·updated May 9, 2026

A non-hostile location protected from external hostile elements by physical, personnel, and procedural security countermeasures.

Framework senses

NISTIR 7298: Glossary of Key Information Security Terms, Revision 21 senseview framework →
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A non-hostile location protected from external hostile elements by physical, personnel, and procedural security countermeasures.
CNSSI-4009 (Glossary of Information Assurance Terms)1 senseview framework →
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A non-hostile location protected from external hostile elements by physical, personnel, and procedural security countermeasures.