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Computer Security

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Measures and controls that ensure confidentiality, integrity, and availability of information system assets including hardware, software, firmware, and information being processed, stored, and communicated.

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Classifications

Entity Type

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Sensitivity

unclassified

Information Class

unclassified

Variants

acronym
COMPUSEC
plural
Computer Securities
possessive
Computer Security's
pluralpossessive
Computer Securities'

Framework definitions

Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council (FFIEC) IT Examination Handbook Infobase, Glossary1 senseview framework →
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Technological and managerial procedures applied to computer systems to ensure the availability, integrity, and confidentiality of information managed by the computer system.
NISTIR 7298: Glossary of Key Information Security Terms, Revision 21 senseview framework →
§1
Measures and controls that ensure confidentiality, integrity, and availability of information system assets including hardware, software, firmware, and information being processed, stored, and communicated.
CNSSI-4009 (Glossary of Information Assurance Terms)1 senseview framework →
§1
Measures and controls that ensure confidentiality, integrity, and availability of information system assets including hardware, software, firmware, and information being processed, stored, and communicated.

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