logical security

nounverified·updated May 9, 2026

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Logical Security consists of software safeguards for an organization's systems, including user identification and password access, authenticating, access rights and authority levels. These measures are to ensure that only authorized users are able to perform actions or access information in a network or a workstation.

Framework senses

3 senses across 3 frameworks

FFIEC IT Examination Handbook - Audit, April 20121 senseview framework →

§1: Logical Security consists of software safeguards for an organization's systems, including user identification and password access, authenticating, access rights and authority levels. These measures are to ensure that only authorized users are able to perform actions or access information in a network or a workstation.

NIST SP 800-171r31 senseview framework →

§1 · attested_usage_pack_match: No definition is given in NIST SP 800-171r3. The term is attested in use at 1 citation in that document; a definition is pending curation.
Increment 2: attested in 800-171r3 without a glossary definition.

Legacy lexicon import1 senseview framework →

§1 · legacy_primary: Logical Security consists of software safeguards for an organization's systems, including user identification and password access, authenticating, access rights and authority levels. These measures are to ensure that only authorized users are able to perform actions or access information in a network or a workstation.
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