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.

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Entity Type

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unclassified

Information Class

unclassified

Variants

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

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