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Consumer informationnounMWEFor purposes of the Information Security Standards, “consumer information” means any record about an individual, whether in paper, electronic, or other form, that is a consumer report or is derived from a consumer report that is maintained by or on behalf of a financial institution for a business purpose, such as information that an institution obtains about a loan applicant or a prospective employee from a consumer report.DataRegulatedPII
Consumer LoannounMWEa loan that establishes consumer credit that is granted for personal useverified
Consumer Price IndexnounMWEan index of the cost of all goods and services to a typical consumerverified
Consumer ResearchnounMWEmarketing research that yields information about the motives and needs of different classes of consumersverified
Consumerismnounthe theory that an increasing consumption of goods is economically beneficialverified
ConsumerizationnounA new model in which emerging technologies are first embraced by the consumer market and later spread to the businessThreat
Consumptionnoun(economics) the utilization of economic goods to satisfy needs or in manufacturingverified
Consumption WeednounMWEa shrub of salt marshes of eastern and south central North America and West Indiesverified
Contact ActionnounMWEacceleration of a chemical reaction induced the presence of material that is chemically unchanged at the end of the reactionverified
Contact ArmnounMWEcontact consisting of a conducting arm that rotates over a series of fixed contacts and comes to rest on an outletverified
Contact DermatitisnounMWEa delayed type of allergic reaction of the skin resulting from skin contact with a specific allergen such as poison ivyverified
contact informationnounMWEInformation usually containing the person's telephone number(s), fax number, address, and electronic mail address(es).DataRegulatedPII
Contact LensnounMWEa thin curved glass or plastic lens designed to fit over the cornea in order to correct vision or to deliver medicationverified
Contact PrintnounMWEa print made by exposing a photosensitive surface to direct contact with a photographic negativeverified
Contagious AbortionnounMWEan infectious disease of domestic animals often resulting in spontaneous abortionverified
ContainernounThe file used by a virtual disk encryption technology to encompass and protect other files.System
ContainmentnounActions taken to limit exposure after an incident has been identified and confirmedProcess
ContaminationnounType of incident involving the introduction of data of one security classification or security category into data of a lower security classification or different security category.Event
Contemptnouna willful disobedience to or disrespect for the authority of a court or legislative bodyverified
Contempt of CongressnounMWEdeliberate obstruction of the operation of the federal legislative branchverified
Contempt of CourtnounMWEviolation of the rules of a court of law, which the subject has the ability to rectifyverified
contentnounThe intellectual substance of a document, including text, data, symbols, numerals, images, and sound.Data
Content filteringnounMWEThe process of monitoring communications such as email and Web pages, analyzing them for suspicious content, and preventing the delivery of suspicious content to users.Capability
Content ValiditynounMWEthe extent to which a test measures a representative sample of the subject matter or behavior under investigation. For example, if a test is designed to survey arithmetic skills at a third-grade level, content validity indicates how well it represents the range of arithmetic operations possible at that level. Modern approaches to determining content validity involve the use of exploratory factor analysis and other multivariate statistical procedures.Metric
Context-Of-Usenouncomprises a combination of users, goals, tasks, resources, and the technical, physical and social, cultural and organizational environments in which a system, product or service is used[; ...] can include the interactions and interdependencies between the object of interest and other systems, products or services.Artifact
Contextual DefinitionnounMWEa definition in which the term is used by embedding it in a larger expression containing its explanationverified
Contextual LearningnounMWEA computing system with sufficient knowledge regarding its purpose that it understands the source, relevance, and utility of data and inputs.Capability
Contextualismnounany doctrine emphasizing the importance of the context in solving problems or establishing the meaning of termsverified
Continental BreakfastnounMWEa light breakfast modelled after those of Continental Europe, generally cold and including bread, pastries and coffee or teaverified
Continental DividenounMWEthe watershed of a continent (especially the watershed of North America formed by a series of mountain ridges extending from Alaska to Mexico)verified
Continental DriftnounMWEthe gradual movement and formation of continents (as described by plate tectonics)verified
Continental ShelfnounMWEthe relatively shallow (up to 200 meters) seabed surrounding a continentverified
Continental SlopenounMWEthe steep descent of the seabed from the continental shelf to the abyssal zoneverified
Contingency FeenounMWEa fee that is payable only if the outcome is successful (as for an attorney's services)verified
Contingency KeynounMWEKey held for use under specific operational conditions or in support of specific contingency plans. See Reserve Keying Material.CredentialRegulatedCUI
Contingency PlannounMWEManagement policy and procedures used to guide an enterprise response to a perceived loss of mission capability. The Contingency Plan is the first plan used by the enterprise risk managers to determine what happened, why, and what to do. It may point to the Continuity of Operations Plan (COOP) or Disaster Recovery Plan for major disruptions.RequirementRestrictedCUI
Contingency PlanningnounMWEThe purpose of this task is to support the required actions for planning, responding, and mitigating damaging events.ProcessRegulated
Contingent ProbabilitynounMWEthe probability that an event will occur given that one or more other events have occurredverified
Continuant ConsonantnounMWEconsonant articulated by constricting (but not closing) the vocal tractverified
Continuationnouna Gestalt principle of organization holding that there is an innate tendency to perceive a line as continuing its established directionverified
Continuativenounan uninflected function word that serves to conjoin words or phrases or clauses or sentencesverified
Continued FractionnounMWEa fraction whose numerator is an integer and whose denominator is an integer plus a fraction whose numerator is an integer and whose denominator is an integer plus a fraction and so onverified
Continuing EducationnounMWEa program of instruction designed primarily for adult students who participate part-timeverified
Continuing TrespassnounMWEtrespass that is not transient or intermittent but continues as long as the offending object remainsverified
Continuitynouna detailed script used in making a film in order to avoid discontinuities from shot to shotverified
Continuity of GovernmentnounMWEA coordinated effort within the federal government's executive branch to ensure that national essential functions continue to be performed during a catastrophic emergency.ProcessRestrictedCUI
Continuity of Operations PlannounMWEManagement policy and procedures used to guide an enterprise response to a major loss of enterprise capability or damage to its facilities. The COOP is the third plan needed by the enterprise risk managers and is used when the enterprise must recover (often at an alternate site) for a specified period of time. Defines the activities of individual departments and agencies and their sub-components to ensure that their essential functions are performed. This includes plans and procedures that delineate essential functions; specifies succession to office and the emergency delegation of authority; provide for the safekeeping of vital records and databases; identify alternate operating facilities; provide for interoperable communications, and validate the capability through tests, training, and exercises. See also Disaster Recovery Plan and Contingency Plan.ProcessRestricted
continuity plannounMWEA step by step outline of management procedures designed to maintain and restore business operations in the event of an emergency or system failure.ProcessInternal
Continuonouna bass part written out in full and accompanied by numbers to indicate the chords to be playedverified
Continuous Creation TheorynounMWE(cosmology) the theory that the universe maintains a constant average density with matter created to fill the void left by galaxies that are receding from each otherverified
Continuous MonitoringnounMWEThe process implemented to maintain a current security status for one or more information systems or for the entire suite of information systems on which the operational mission of the enterprise depends. The process includes: 1) The development of a strategy to regularly evaluate selected IA controls/metrics, 2) Recording and evaluating IA relevant events and the effectiveness of the enterprise in dealing with those events, 3) Recording changes to IA controls, or changes that affect IA risks, and 4) Publishing the current security status to enable information-sharing decisions involving the enterprise.ProcessRegulatedCUI
Continuous Receiver WatchnounMWEa watch established for the reception of traffic of interest to the unit maintaining the watchverified
Continuumnouna continuous nonspatial whole or extent or succession in which no part or portion is distinct or distinguishable from adjacent partsverified