Controlled Unclassified Information
nounid
2017·updated May 9, 2026verified
Information that a law, regulation, or government-wide policy requires to have safeguarding or disseminating controls, excluding information that is classified under Executive Order 13526, Classified National Security Information, December 29, 2009, or any predecessor or successor order, or the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended. [1]
MWE
Attested in
NIST SP 800-171 Rev 3 - Protecting CUI in Nonfederal Systems
03.01.02 ¶ 103.01.02 ¶ 203.01.03 ¶ 103.01.03 ¶ 203.01.03 ¶ 303.01.03 ¶ 403.01.09 ¶ 103.01.09 ¶ 203.01.10.c ¶ 103.01.12.d ¶ 103.01.18.c03.01.18.c ¶ 103.01.20.c03.01.22.a03.01.22.b03.01.22.b ¶ 103.02.01.b ¶ 103.02.02.a.103.04.11.a03.04.11.b03.04.11.b ¶ 103.07.04.c03.08.01 ¶ 103.08.01 ¶ 2
Classifications
Entity Type
Data100%manual reviewaxis_review_queue.v1
Sensitivity
Regulated95%rule-basedr:sens.regulated.framework.v1
Information Class
Cui95%rule-basedr:info.cui.named.v1
Variants
- acronym
- CUI
- possessive
- Controlled Unclassified Information's
Framework definitions
- §1
- A categorical designation that refers to unclassified information that does not meet the standards for National Security Classification under Executive Order 12958, as amended, but is (i) pertinent to the national interests of the United States or to the important interests of entities outside the federal government, and (ii) under law or policy requires protection from unauthorized disclosure, special handling safeguards, or prescribed limits on exchange or dissemination. Henceforth, the designation CUI replaces "Sensitive But Unclassified" (SBU).
- §1
- A categorical designation that refers to unclassified information that does not meet the standards for National Security Classification under Executive Order 12958, as amended, but is (i) pertinent to the national interests of the United States or to the important interests of entities outside the federal government, and (ii) under law or policy requires protection from unauthorized disclosure, special handling safeguards, or prescribed limits on exchange or dissemination. Henceforth, the designation CUI replaces "Sensitive But Unclassified" (SBU).
- §1
- A categorical designation that refers to unclassified information that does not meet the standards for National Security Classification under Executive Order 12958, as amended, but is (i) pertinent to the national interests of the United States or to the important interests of entities outside the federal government, and (ii) under law or policy requires protection from unauthorized disclosure, special handling safeguards, or prescribed limits on exchange or dissemination. Henceforth, the designation CUI replaces "Sensitive But Unclassified" (SBU).
- §1 · glossary
- Information that a law, regulation, or government-wide policy requires to have safeguarding or disseminating controls, excluding information that is classified under Executive Order 13526, Classified National Security Information, December 29, 2009, or any predecessor or successor order, or the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended. [1]Attribution from the CKI glossary mapping stage (acronym list + glossary)
- §1 · glossary
- Information that law, regulation, or governmentwide policy requires to have safeguarding or disseminating controls, excluding information that is classified under Executive Order 13526, Classified National Security Information, December 29, 2009, or any predecessor or successor order, or the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended. [1]Attribution from the CKI glossary mapping stage (glossary)
- §1 · legacy_primary
- A categorical designation that refers to unclassified information that does not meet the standards for National Security Classification under Executive Order 12958, as amended, but is (i) pertinent to the national interests of the United States or to the important interests of entities outside the federal government, and (ii) under law or policy requires protection from unauthorized disclosure, special handling safeguards, or prescribed limits on exchange or dissemination. Henceforth, the designation CUI replaces "Sensitive But Unclassified" (SBU).DR-088 backfill from the noun definition column
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