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Compartmentalization

nouncandidate·updated May 8, 2026

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Framework senses

ISACA Cybersecurity Glossary1 senseview framework →
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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.
NISTIR 7298: Glossary of Key Information Security Terms, Revision 21 senseview framework →
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A nonhierarchical grouping of sensitive information used to control access to data more finely than with hierarchical security classification alone.
CNSSI-4009 (Glossary of Information Assurance Terms)1 senseview framework →
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A nonhierarchical grouping of sensitive information used to control access to data more finely than with hierarchical security classification alone.