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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.
ISACA Cybersecurity Glossary1 senseview framework →
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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
FFIEC Cybersecurity Assessment Tool, Baseline, May 20171 senseview framework →
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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.
NISTIR 7298: Glossary of Key Information Security Terms, Revision 21 senseview framework →
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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.
NIST SP 800-341 senseview framework →
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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.
Notes on Measurement1 senseview framework →
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ability of a system to recover operational condition quickly following an incident
ISO/IEC TS 5723:2022(en) Trustworthiness — Vocabulary1 senseview framework →
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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
A Taxonomy and Terminology of Adversarial Machine Learning1 senseview framework →
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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.