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security requirement

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A requirement levied on a system or an organization that is derived from applicable laws, Executive Orders, directives, regulations, policies, standards, procedures, or mission/business needs to ensure the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of information that is being processed, stored, or transmitted. [7, adapted] [8, adapted]

MWENIST SP 800-171r3

Senses

FFIEC Cybersecurity Assessment Tool, Baseline, May 2017

A necessary condition that must be met to ensure the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the information being processed, stored, or transmitted.

Classifications

Entity Type

Requirement95%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

synonym
security related requirement
plural
security requirements
possessive
security requirement's
pluralpossessive
security requirements'