external connection

nounverified·updated May 9, 2026

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A link between a system within the organizational boundaries and a secondary (or multiple) system(s) outside of the organizational boundaries.

MWEFFIEC Cybersecurity Assessment Tool, Baseline, May 2017

Senses

1 more sense beyond the canonical

Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council (FFIEC) IT Examination Handbook Infobase, Glossary

An information system or component of an information system that is outside of the authorization boundary established by the organization and for which the organization typically has no direct control over the application of required security controls or the assessment of security control effectiveness.

Classifications

per-axis with provenance

Entity Type

Network92%llm-generatedllm:claude-haiku-4-5

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Sensitivity

Regulated85%llm-generatedllm:claude-haiku-4-5

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Information Class

unclassified

Variants

8 surface forms

synonym: third-party connection
alternatephrasing: External connections
plural: external connectionsExternal connectionses
possessive: external connection'sExternal connections's
pluralpossessive: external connections'External connectionses'

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