Compartmentalization
nounverified·updated May 18, 2026
A nonhierarchical grouping of sensitive information used to control access to data more finely than with hierarchical security classification alone.
Framework senses
- §1
- A process for protecting very-high value assets or in environments where trust is an issue. Access to an asset requires two or more processes, controls or individuals.
- §1
- A nonhierarchical grouping of sensitive information used to control access to data more finely than with hierarchical security classification alone.
- §1
- A nonhierarchical grouping of sensitive information used to control access to data more finely than with hierarchical security classification alone.
- §1
- the act of distributing things into classes or categories of the same type
- §2
- a mild state of dissociation