Dictionary · NERC CIP-011-2 (Information Protection) v2

To put an end to the existence of something by attacking, damaging, or demolishing.

A carrying of people or things from one place to another.

To lay the groundwork for something and uphold it or ensure continuation by requiring maintenance.

To keep in possession.

To establish, indicate, or verify who or what someone or something is.

To keep something from happening or stop someone from doing something.

The action of employing something or the state of being put into action for some purpose.

To have or maintain possession of something.

A period of time equal to roughly 365 days.

Information about the BES Cyber System that could be used to gain unauthorized access or pose a security threat to the BES Cyber System. BES Cyber System Information does not include individual pieces of information that by themselves do not pose a threat or could not be used to allow unauthorized access to BES Cyber Systems, such as, but not limited to, device names, individual IP addresses without context, ESP names, or policy statements. Examples of BES Cyber System Information may include, but are not limited to, security procedures or security information about BES Cyber Systems, Physical Access Control Systems, and Electronic Access Control or Monitoring Systems that is not publicly available and could be used to allow unauthorized access or unauthorized distribution; collections of network addresses; and network topology of the BES Cyber System.

One or more Bulk Electric System (BES) Cyber Assets logically grouped by a responsible entity to perform one or more reliability tasks for a functional entity.

The North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) or the Regional Entity in their respective roles of monitoring and enforcing compliance with the NERC Reliability Standards.

Programmable electronic devices and communication networks including hardware, software and data.

A subset of information in an electronic format that allows it to be retrieved or transmitted. (CNSSI-4009)

The physical form of how data is stored (e.g. magnetic tape, CD-ROM, paper).

The failure to achieve performance criteria of a regulation or authority.

Existing or coming before in time, order, or importance.

A detailed description of the steps necessary to systematically and administratively control records throughout their life cycle in conformance with applicable standards.

A formal statement of a necessary condition; something needed.

Any group or even individual with an organization that has been given a particular responsibility for a particular process.

The action or method of keeping something for future use.

The Roman numeral of the cardinal number three.

An individual entry in an audit log related to an audited event.

The purpose of this task is to address the final disposition of regulated data by discarding media with no other sanitization considerations or transferring records to their final state: either destruction or transfer to an archive.

Information used to establish facts.

Make part of a whole or set.

Any communication or representation of knowledge such as facts, data, or opinions in any medium or form, including textual, numerical, graphic, cartographic, narrative, or audiovisual.

The process of getting something back from somewhere.

The action of using something again or more than once.

Fulfill or satisfy (a need, requirement, or condition).

A means or particular procedure for accomplishing or approaching something.