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criticality

nounid 2072·updated May 9, 2026
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A measure of the degree to which an organization depends on the information or information system for the success of a mission or of a business function.

polysemous

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Classifications

Entity Type

Metric85%llm-generatedllm:claude-haiku-4-5

Sensitivity

90%llm-generatedllm:claude-haiku-4-5

Information Class

95%llm-generatedllm:claude-haiku-4-5

Variants

synonym
criticalnesscruciality
alternatephrasing
Criticality
plural
criticalities
possessive
criticality's
pluralpossessive
criticalities'

Framework definitions

ISACA Cybersecurity Glossary1 senseview framework →
§1
The importance of a particular asset or function to the enterprise, and the impact if that asset or function is not available
NIST Cybersecurity Framework1 senseview framework →
§1
A measure of the degree to which an organization depends on the information or information system for the success of a mission or of a business function. (NIST SP 800-60).
FFIEC Cybersecurity Assessment Tool, Baseline, May 20171 senseview framework →
§1
The level of impact an interruption in service or exposure will have on an organization. (CMS)
NISTIR 7298: Glossary of Key Information Security Terms, Revision 21 senseview framework →
§1
A measure of the degree to which an organization depends on the information or information system for the success of a mission or of a business function.
NIST SP 800-601 senseview framework →
§1
A measure of the degree to which an organization depends on the information or information system for the success of a mission or of a business function.
Wordset Dictionary2 sensesview framework →
§1
a critical state
§2
a state of critical urgency
Legacy lexicon import1 senseview framework →
§1 · legacy_primary
A measure of the degree to which an organization depends on the information or information system for the success of a mission or of a business function.
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