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operational control

nounid 3445·updated May 9, 2026
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The day-to-day security procedures and mechanisms to protect operational systems. The operational controls consist of the physical, environmental and personnel security controls. These controls deal with the everyday operation of a company or organization to ensure all objectives are achieved.

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Classifications

Entity Type

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

Sensitivity

Regulated90%llm-generatedllm:claude-haiku-4-5

Information Class

unclassified

Variants

alternatephrasing
Operational Controls
plural
operational controlsOperational Controlses
possessive
operational control'sOperational Controls's
pluralpossessive
operational controls'Operational Controlses'

Framework definitions

NERC CIP-006-6 (Physical Security of BES Cyber Systems) v61 senseview framework →
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The day-to-day security procedures and mechanisms to protect operational systems. The operational controls consist of the physical, environmental and personnel security controls. These controls deal with the everyday operation of a company or organization to ensure all objectives are achieved.
NISTIR 7298: Glossary of Key Information Security Terms, Revision 21 senseview framework →
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The security controls (i.e., safeguards or countermeasures) for an information system that primarily are implemented and executed by people (as opposed to systems).
CNSSI-4009 (Glossary of Information Assurance Terms)1 senseview framework →
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The security controls (i.e., safeguards or countermeasures) for an information system that are primarily implemented and executed by people (as opposed to systems).
NIST SP 800-531 senseview framework →
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The security controls (i.e., safeguards or countermeasures) for an information system that primarily are implemented and executed by people (as opposed to systems).
NIST SP 800-53A1 senseview framework →
§1
The security controls (i.e., safeguards or countermeasures) for an information system that are primarily implemented and executed by people (as opposed to systems).
NIST SP 800-371 senseview framework →
§1
The security controls (i.e., safeguards or countermeasures) for an information system that primarily are implemented and executed by people (as opposed to systems).
FIPS PUB 2001 senseview framework →
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The security controls (i.e., safeguards or countermeasures) for an information system that primarily are implemented and executed by people (as opposed to systems).

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