Cybersecurity Category

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The subdivision of a Function into groups of cybersecurity outcomes, closely tied to programmatic needs and particular activities. Examples of Cybersecurity Categories include “Asset Management,” “Identity Management and Access Control,” and “Detection Processes.”.

MWENIST Cybersecurity Framework

Classifications

per-axis with provenance

Entity Type

Unknown0%manual reviewI-079.framework_pending

Ddorianclast reviewed —

Framework split (I-079), awaiting Dorian's ruling: a part of the NIST CSF; Requirement, or Authority Document?

Sensitivity

unclassified

Information Class

unclassified

Variants

3 surface forms

plural: Cybersecurity Categories
possessive: Cybersecurity Category's
pluralpossessive: Cybersecurity Categories'

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