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sensitive compartmented information (SCI)

Abbreviations / Acronyms / Synonyms:

SCI

Definitions:

  A subset of Classified National Intelligence concerning or derived from intelligence sources, methods, or analytical processes, that is required to be protected within formal access control systems established by the Director of National Intelligence.
Sources:
CNSSI 4009-2022 from ICD 703

  Classified information concerning or derived from intelligence sources, methods, or analytical processes, which is required to be handled within formal access control systems established by the Director of National Intelligence.
Sources:
NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 5 under sensitive compartmented information from CNSSI 4009-2022