mitigation action
nounverified·updated May 9, 2026
An action taken by an organization to reduce the impact of a possible problem or incident.
MWEFFIEC Cybersecurity Assessment Tool, Baseline, May 2017
Senses
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
Control92%rule-basedr:entity.control.safeguard.v1
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Sensitivity
unclassified
Information Class
unclassified
Variants
- synonym
- mitigating action
- plural
- mitigation actions
- possessive
- mitigation action's
- pluralpossessive
- mitigation actions'