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automated security monitoring

Abbreviations / Acronyms / Synonyms:

continuous monitoring
information security continuous monitoring

Definitions:

  Use of automated procedures to ensure security controls are not circumvented or the use of these tools to track actions taken by subjects suspected of misusing the information system.
Sources:
CNSSI 4009-2022

  Maintaining ongoing awareness of information security, vulnerabilities, and threats to support organizational risk management decisions.
Sources:
CNSSI 4009-2022 under continuous monitoring from NIST SP 800-137 - adapted

  Maintaining ongoing awareness to support organizational risk decisions.
Sources:
NIST SP 800-137A under continuous monitoring from NIST SP 800-37 Rev. 2
NIST SP 800-37 Rev. 2 under continuous monitoring
NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 5 under continuous monitoring from NIST SP 800-137
NIST SP 800-53A Rev. 5 under continuous monitoring from NIST SP 800-137