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Environment of Operation

nounverified· unreviewed·updated Oct 6, 2026

The physical, technical, and organizational setting in which an information system operates, including but not limited to: missions/business functions; mission/business processes; threat space; vulnerabilities; enterprise and information security architectures; personnel; facilities; supply chain relationships; information technologies; organizational governance and culture; acquisition and procurement processes; organizational policies and procedures; organizational assumptions, constraints, risk tolerance, and priorities/trade-offs).

polysemousMWENISTIR 7298: Glossary of Key Information Security Terms, Revision 2

Senses

NISTIR 7298: Glossary of Key Information Security Terms, Revision 2

The physical surroundings in which an information system processes, stores, and transmits information.

NIST SP 800-171r3attested 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.

Classifications

Entity Type

Environment100%manual reviewI-071.physical_split
Ddorianclast reviewed —
Physical became Facility; its devices went to Asset (Dorian, 2026-10-06; cki DESIGN.md I-071)

Sensitivity

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Information Class

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Variants

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