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Continuous Monitoring

nounid 1998·updated Aug 30, 2026
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The 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.

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Attested in

NIST SP 800-171 Rev 3 - Protecting CUI in Nonfederal Systems5 citations · 5 machine-matched · observed 2026-09-01 under anchor/0.9/36451/2026-09-01
03.12.02.b.303.12.0303.12.03 ¶ 103.12.03 ¶ 203.14.01.b ¶ 1

Classifications

Entity Type

Process0%rule-basedmulti_axis_classifier_low_confidence.v1

Sensitivity

Regulated90%llm-generatedllm:claude-haiku-4-5

Information Class

Cui75%llm-generatedllm:claude-haiku-4-5

Variants

plural
Continuous Monitorings
possessive
Continuous Monitoring's
pluralpossessive
Continuous Monitorings'

Framework definitions

NY DFS Part 500 (NYCRR Title 23, Chapter 1, Part 500)1 senseview framework →
§1
The purpose of this task is to maintain ongoing awareness of information security, vulnerabilities, and threats in order to support organizational risk decisions and to assess, analyze, and report on security controls and organizational risks at a frequency that sufficiently supports risk-based security decisions and adequately protects an organization's information.
NISTIR 7298: Glossary of Key Information Security Terms, Revision 22 sensesview framework →
§1
The 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.
§2 · sense_2_pending_review
Maintaining ongoing awareness to support organizational risk decisions.
CNSSI-4009 (Glossary of Information Assurance Terms)1 senseview framework →
§1
The 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.
NIST SP 800-1371 senseview framework →
§1
Maintaining ongoing awareness to support organizational risk decisions.
NIST SP 800-171r31 senseview framework →
§1 · attested_usage_pack_match
No definition is given in NIST SP 800-171r3. The term is attested in use at 5 citations in that document; a definition is pending curation.
Increment 2: attested in 800-171r3 without a glossary definition.
Legacy lexicon import1 senseview framework →
§1 · legacy_primary
The 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.
DR-088 backfill from the noun definition column

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