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security control

nounid 4038·updated May 9, 2026
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A safeguard or countermeasure to avoid, counteract or minimize security risks relating to personal property, or any company property. For business-to-business facing organizations whose service may affect the financial statements of the other company, the prospect may require successful audit reports of policy controls.

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Classifications

Entity Type

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

Sensitivity

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

Information Class

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

Variants

synonym
appropriate measures designed to meet the objectives of the information security program
alternatephrasing
Security Controls
plural
security controlsSecurity Controlses
possessive
security control'sSecurity Controls's
pluralpossessive
security controls'Security Controlses'

Framework definitions

NIST Cybersecurity Framework1 senseview framework →
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A safeguard or countermeasure to avoid, counteract or minimize security risks relating to personal property, or any company property. For business-to-business facing organizations whose service may affect the financial statements of the other company, the prospect may require successful audit reports of policy controls.
FFIEC Cybersecurity Assessment Tool, Baseline, May 20171 senseview framework →
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A safeguard or countermeasure to avoid, counteract or minimize security risks relating to personal property, or any company property. For business-to-business facing organizations whose service may affect the financial statements of the other company, the prospect may require successful audit reports of policy controls.
SEC IM Guidance Update: Cybersecurity Guidance, No. 2015-021 senseview framework →
§1
A safeguard or countermeasure to avoid, counteract or minimize security risks relating to personal property, or any company property. For business-to-business facing organizations whose service may affect the financial statements of the other company, the prospect may require successful audit reports of policy controls.
NISTIR 7298: Glossary of Key Information Security Terms, Revision 21 senseview framework →
§1
The management, operational, and technical controls (i.e., safeguards or countermeasures) prescribed for an information system to protect the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the system and its information.
CNSSI-4009 (Glossary of Information Assurance Terms)1 senseview framework →
§1
The management, operational, and technical controls (i.e., safeguards or countermeasures) prescribed for an information system to protect the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the system and its information.
NIST SP 800-531 senseview framework →
§1
The management, operational, and technical controls (i.e., safeguards or countermeasures) prescribed for an information system to protect the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the system and its information.
NIST SP 800-53A1 senseview framework →
§1
The management, operational, and technical controls (i.e., safeguards or countermeasures) prescribed for an information system to protect the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the system and its information.
NIST SP 800-371 senseview framework →
§1
The management, operational, and technical controls (i.e., safeguards or countermeasures) prescribed for an information system to protect the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the system and its information.
FIPS PUB 2001 senseview framework →
§1
The management, operational, and technical controls (i.e., safeguards or countermeasures) prescribed for an information system to protect the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the system and its information.
NIST SP 800-601 senseview framework →
§1
The management, operational, and technical controls (i.e., safeguards or countermeasures) prescribed for an information system to protect the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the system and its information.
FIPS PUB 1991 senseview framework →
§1
The management, operational, and technical controls (i.e., safeguards or countermeasures) prescribed for an information system to protect the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the system and its information.

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