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mitigation

nounid 3279·updated May 9, 2026
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The application of one or more measures to reduce the likelihood of an unwanted occurrence and/or lessen its consequences.

Classifications

Entity Type

Control95%rule-basedr:entity.control.safeguard.v1

Sensitivity

unclassified

Information Class

unclassified

Variants

plural
mitigations
possessive
mitigation's
pluralpossessive
mitigations'

Framework definitions

National Initiative for Cybersecurity Careers and Studies (NICCS) Cybersecurity Lexicon1 senseview framework →
§1 · extended_definition_available
The application of one or more measures to reduce the likelihood of an unwanted occurrence and/or lessen its consequences.

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