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TermTypeDefinitionClassificationsUpdated
Information Systems Security ManagernounMWEIndividual responsible for the information assurance of a program, organization, system, or enclave.verified
Information Systems Security OfficernounMWEIndividual assigned responsibility by the senior agency information security officer, authorizing official, management official, or information system owner for maintaining the appropriate operational security posture for an information system or program.verified
Information Systems Security OperationsnounMWEIn the NICE Workforce Framework, cybersecurity work where a person: Oversees the information assurance program of an information system in or outside the network environment; may include procurement duties (e.g., Information Systems Security Officer).verified
Information Systems Security ProductnounMWEItem (chip, module, assembly, or equipment), technique, or service that performs or relates to information systems security.verified
information technologynounMWEAny services, equipment, or interconnected system(s) or subsystem(s) of equipment, that are used in the automatic acquisition, storage, analysis, evaluation, manipulation, management, movement, control, display, switching, interchange, transmission, or reception of data or information by the agency. For purposes of this definition, such services or equipment if used by the agency directly or is used by a contractor under a contract with the agency that requires its use; or to a significant extent, its use in the performance of a service or the furnishing of a product. Information technology includes computers, ancillary equipment (including imaging peripherals, input, output, and storage devices necessary for security and surveillance), peripheral equipment designed to be controlled by the central processing unit of a computer, software, firmware and similar procedures, services (including cloud computing and help-desk services or other professional services which support any point of the life cycle of the equipment or service), and related resources. Information technology does not include any equipment that is acquired by a contractor incidental to a contract which does not require its use. [18]verified
Information Technology auditnounMWEAn examination of the controls within an Information technology (IT) infrastructure.verified
Information Technology controlnounMWERefers to the internal controls over security management, system development and change management, information processing, communications networks and management of technology service providers.verified
Information Technology Management programnounMWEA documented listing of procedures, schedules, roles and responsibilities, and plans to manage Information Technology resources of an organization in accordance with its needs and priorities. These resources may include tangible investments like computer hardware, software, data, networks and data center facilities, as well as the staff who are hired to maintain them.verified
Information Technology operationnounMWEThe activities and work involving Information Technology equipment and personnel.verified
Information Technology risknounMWEAny possibility of harm or damage related to Information Technology systems and data.verified
information technology risk managementnounMWEInformation Technology risk management is the application of the principles of risk management to an Information Technology organization in order to manage the risks associated with the field. Information Technology risk management aims to manage the risks that come with the ownership, involvement, operation, influence, adoption and use of Information Technology as part of a larger enterprise. Information Technology risk management is a component of a larger enterprise risk management system. This encompasses not only the risks and negative effects of service and operations that can degrade organizational value, but it also takes the potential benefits of risky ventures into account.verified
Information Technology servicenounMWEA service provided to one or more customers by an Information Technology (IT) service provider. An IT service is based on the use of information technology and supports the customer’s business processes. An IT service is made up from a combination of people, processes, and technology and should be defined in a service level agreement.verified
information technology suppliernounMWEInformation systems, components and services providers used for an organization’s internal purposes (e.g., IT infrastructure) or integrated into the products of services provided to that organization’s buyers.verified
Information Technology systemnounMWEInformation technology systems are collectively the equipment used to create, store and transmit digital data and any related software owned (or otherwise controlled) and used by the State and its agencies to fulfill its service and obligations to the citizens of Arizona.verified
Information TheorynounMWE(computer science) a statistical theory dealing with the limits and efficiency of information processingverified
Information TypenounMWEA specific category of information (e.g., privacy, medical, proprietary, financial, investigative, contractor sensitive, security management), defined by an organization or in some instances, by a specific law, Executive Order, directive, policy, or regulation.verified
Information ValuenounMWEA qualitative measure of the importance of the information based upon factors such as: level of robustness of the Information Assurance controls allocated to the protection of information based upon: mission criticality, the sensitivity (e.g., classification and compartmentalization) of the information, releasability to other countries, perishability/longevity of the information (e.g., short life data versus long life intelligence source data), and potential impact of loss of confidentiality and integrity and/or availability of the information.verified
Information WarfarenounMWEInformation Warfare is the competition between offensive and defensive players over information resources.verified
Informative ReferencenounMWEA specific section of standards, guidelines, and practices common among critical infrastructure sectors that illustrates a method to achieve the outcomes associated with each Cybersecurity Subcategory. An example of an Informative Reference is ISO/IEC 27001 Control A.10.8.3, which supports the “Data-in-transit is protected” Subcategory of the “Data Security” Category in the “Protect” function.verified
Informed ConsentnounMWEconsent by a patient to undergo a medical or surgical treatment or to participate in an experiment after the patient understands the risks involvedverified
Informer's PrivilegenounMWEthe right of the government to refuse to reveal the identity of an informerverified
Infraorbital ArterynounMWEan artery that originates from the maxillary artery and supplies structures below the orbit (from lower eyelid to upper lip)verified
Infrared EmissionnounMWEelectromagnetic radiation with wavelengths longer than visible light but shorter than radio wavesverified
Infrared LampnounMWEelectric heater consisting of a high-power incandescent lamp that emits infrared radiationverified
Infrared LightnounMWEelectromagnetic radiation with wavelengths longer than visible light but shorter than radio wavesverified
Infrared RadiationnounMWEelectromagnetic radiation with wavelengths longer than visible light but shorter than radio wavesverified
Infrared TherapynounMWEthe use of infrared radiation (as by infrared lamps or heating pads or hot water bottles) to relieve pain and increase circulation to a particular area of the bodyverified
Infrastructure as a ServicenounMWEOffers the capability to provision processing, storage, networks and other fundamental computing resources, enabling the customer to deploy and run arbitrary software, which can include operating systems (OSs) and applicationsverified
Ingrown HairnounMWEa hair that does not emerge from the follicle but remains embedded in the skin (usually causing inflammation)verified
Ingrown ToenailnounMWEtoenail having its free tip or edges embedded in the surrounding fleshverified
Inhalation AnesthesianounMWEgeneral anesthesia achieved by administration of an inhalation anestheticverified
Inhalation AnthraxnounMWEa form of anthrax infection acquired by inhalation of dust containing Bacillus anthracisverified
Inherent risknounMWEThe risk level or exposure without taking into account the actions that management has taken or might take (e.g., implementing controls)verified
Initial RhymenounMWEuse of the same consonant at the beginning of each stressed syllable in a line of verseverified
Initialization VectornounMWEA vector used in defining the starting point of an encryption process within a cryptographic algorithm.verified
Ink-Jet PrinternounMWEa printer that produces characters by projecting electrically charged droplets of inkverified
Inky-Cap MushroomnounMWEhaving a cap that melts into an inky fluid after spores have maturedverified
Inland BillnounMWEa bill of exchange that is both drawn and made payable in the same countryverified
Inlet ManifoldnounMWEmanifold that carries vaporized fuel from the carburetor to the inlet valves of the cylindersverified
Innate ImmunitynounMWEimmunity to disease that occurs as part of an individual's natural biologic makeupverified
Inner CitynounMWEthe older and more populated and (usually) poorer central section of a cityverified
Innominate ArterynounMWEa large artery arising from the arch of the aorta and divides into the right subclavian artery and the right common carotid arteryverified
Innominate VeinnounMWEveins formed by the union of the internal jugular and subclavian veinsverified
Inorganic ChemistrynounMWEthe chemistry of compounds that do not contain hydrocarbon radicalsverified
Input DatanounMWE(computer science) a computer file that contains data that serve as input to a device or programverified
Input DevicenounMWEa device that can be used to insert data into a computer or other computational deviceverified
Input FilenounMWE(computer science) a computer file that contains data that serve as input to a device or programverified
Input Validation AttacksnounMWEInput Validations Attacks are where an attacker intentionally sends unusual input in the hopes of confusing an application.verified
Insanity PleanounMWE(criminal law) a plea in which the defendant claims innocence due to mental incompetence at the timeverified
Insertional MutagenesisnounMWE(genetics) a mutation caused by the insertion of exogenous DNA into a genomeverified