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Security Safeguards

nounid 4091·updated May 9, 2026
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Protective measures and controls prescribed to meet the security requirements specified for an information system. Safeguards may include security features, management constraints, personnel security, and security of physical structures, areas, and devices.

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Entity Type

Control95%llm-generatedllm:claude-haiku-4-5

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Information Class

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Variants

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Framework definitions

NISTIR 7298: Glossary of Key Information Security Terms, Revision 21 senseview framework →
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Protective measures and controls prescribed to meet the security requirements specified for an information system. Safeguards may include security features, management constraints, personnel security, and security of physical structures, areas, and devices.
CNSSI-4009 (Glossary of Information Assurance Terms)1 senseview framework →
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Protective measures and controls prescribed to meet the security requirements specified for an information system. Safeguards may include security features, management constraints, personnel security, and security of physical structures, areas, and devices.
Legacy lexicon import1 senseview framework →
§1 · legacy_primary
Protective measures and controls prescribed to meet the security requirements specified for an information system. Safeguards may include security features, management constraints, personnel security, and security of physical structures, areas, and devices.
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