Security Control Effectiveness

nounverified·updated May 9, 2026

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The measure of correctness of implementation (i.e., how consistently the control implementation complies with the security plan) and how well the security plan meets organizational needs in accordance with current risk tolerance.

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

Senses

1 more sense beyond the canonical

NIST SP 800-171r3attested usage pack match

No definition is given in NIST SP 800-171r3. The term is attested in use at 2 citations in that document; a definition is pending curation.

Classifications

per-axis with provenance

Entity Type

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Sensitivity

unclassified

Information Class

unclassified

Variants

3 surface forms

plural: Security Control Effectivenesses
possessive: Security Control Effectiveness's
pluralpossessive: Security Control Effectivenesses'

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