resilience
nouncandidate·updated May 12, 2026
The ability to quickly adapt and recover from any known or unknown changes to the environment through holistic implementation of risk management, contingency, and continuity planning.
Framework senses
National Initiative for Cybersecurity Careers and Studies (NICCS) Cybersecurity Lexicon1 senseview framework →
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- The ability to adapt to changing conditions and prepare for, withstand, and rapidly recover from disruption.
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- The ability of a system or network to resist failure or to recover quickly from any disruption, usually with minimal recognizable effect
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- The ability of a network, system, business function, or organization to recover automatically or quickly from a disruption, typically with minimal recognizable effect. For example, an armored cable will resist failure when put under stress.
Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council (FFIEC) IT Examination Handbook Infobase, Glossary1 senseview framework →
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- The ability of an institution to recover from a significant disruption and resume critical operations.
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- The ability to quickly adapt and recover from any known or unknown changes to the environment through holistic implementation of risk management, contingency, and continuity planning.
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- The ability to quickly adapt and recover from any known or unknown changes to the environment through holistic implementation of risk management, contingency, and continuity planning.
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- ability of a system to recover operational condition quickly following an incident
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- ability to anticipate and adapt to, resist, or quickly recover from a potentially disruptive event, whether natural or man-made; capability of a system to maintain its functions and structure in the face of internal and external change, and to degrade gracefully when this is necessary
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- The ability to prepare for and adapt to changing conditions and withstand and recover rapidly from disruptions. Resilience includes the ability to withstand and recover from deliberate attacks, accidents, or naturally occurring threats or incidents. The ability of a system to adapt to and recover from adverse conditions.