Technical Controls

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The security controls (i.e., safeguards or countermeasures) for an information system that are primarily implemented and executed by the information system through mechanisms contained in the hardware, software, or firmware components of the system.

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

Senses

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NIST Special Publication 800-30 Revision 1: Guide for Conducting Risk Assessments

Security controls (i.e., safeguards or countermeasures) for an information system that are primarily implemented and executed by the information system through mechanisms contained in the hardware, software, or firmware components of the system.

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

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Entity Type

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Sensitivity

unclassified

Information Class

unclassified

Variants

3 surface forms

alternatephrasing: Technical Control
possessive: Technical Controls's
pluralpossessive: Technical Controlses'

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