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external information system

nounid 2536·updated May 9, 2026
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An information system or component of an information system that is outside of the accreditation boundary established by the organization and for which the organization typically has no direct control over the application of required security controls or the assessment of security control effectiveness.

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Classifications

Entity Type

System95%llm-generatedllm:claude-haiku-4-5

Sensitivity

Regulated85%llm-generatedllm:claude-haiku-4-5

Information Class

unclassified

Variants

plural
external information systems
possessive
external information system's
pluralpossessive
external information systems'

Framework definitions

NIST Cybersecurity Framework1 senseview framework →
§1
An information system or component of an information system that is outside of the accreditation boundary established by the organization and for which the organization typically has no direct control over the application of required security controls or the assessment of security control effectiveness.
Legacy lexicon import1 senseview framework →
§1 · legacy_primary
An information system or component of an information system that is outside of the accreditation boundary established by the organization and for which the organization typically has no direct control over the application of required security controls or the assessment of security control effectiveness.
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