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control assessment

Abbreviations / Acronyms / Synonyms:

assessment

Definitions:

  See Security Control Assessment.
Sources:
NIST SP 800-172 under assessment

  See control assessment or risk assessment.
Sources:
NIST SP 800-37 Rev. 2 under assessment
NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 5 under assessment
NIST SP 800-53A Rev. 5 under assessment

  The testing or evaluation of the controls in an information system or an organization to determine the extent to which the controls are implemented correctly, operating as intended, and producing the desired outcome with respect to meeting the security or privacy requirements for the system or the organization.
Sources:
NIST SP 800-37 Rev. 2
NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 5 from NIST SP 800-37 Rev. 2
NIST SP 800-53A Rev. 5 from NIST SP 800-37 Rev. 2

  See security control assessment or risk assessment.
Sources:
CNSSI 4009-2015 under assessment from NIST SP 800-30 Rev. 1

  A completed or planned action of evaluation of an organization, a mission or business process, or one or more systems and their environments; or
Sources:
NIST SP 800-137A under assessment

  The vehicle or template or worksheet that is used for each evaluation.
Sources:
NIST SP 800-137A under assessment