NISTIR 7298 Revision 1, Glossary of Key Information Security Terms

NIST IR 7298 Revision 1, Glossary of Key Information Security Terms
Confidentiality – The property that sensitive information is not disclosed to
unauthorized individuals, entities, or processes.
SOURCE: FIPS 140-2
The property that information is not disclosed to system entities
(users, processes, devices) unless they have been authorized to access
the information.
SOURCE: CNSSI-4009
Configuration Control – Process of controlling modifications to hardware, firmware, software,
and documentation to protect the information system against
improper modification prior to, during, and after system
implementation.
SOURCE: CNSSI-4009; SP 800-37; SP 800-53
Configuration Control Board –
(CCB)
Confinement Channel – See Covert Channel.
SOURCE: CNSSI-4009
A group of qualified people with responsibility for the process of
regulating and approving changes to hardware, firmware, software,
and documentation throughout the development and operational life
cycle of an information system.
SOURCE: CNSSI-4009
Container – The file used by a virtual disk encryption technology to encompass
and protect other files.
SOURCE: SP 800-111
Contamination – Type of incident involving the introduction of data of one security
classification or security category into data of a lower security
classification or different security category.
SOURCE: CNSSI-4009
Content Filtering – The process of monitoring communications such as email and Web
pages, analyzing them for suspicious content, and preventing the
delivery of suspicious content to users.
SOURCE: SP 800-114
Contingency Key – Key held for use under specific operational conditions or in support
of specific contingency plans. See reserve keying material.
SOURCE: CNSSI-4009
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