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Adequate security

Adequate security: Security commensurate with the risk and the magnitude of harm resulting from the loss, misuse, or unauthorized access to or modification of…

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Security commensurate with the risk and the magnitude of harm resulting from the loss, misuse, or unauthorized access to or modification of information. See also risk assessment

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Security commensurate with the risk and the magnitude of harm resulting from the loss, misuse, or unauthorized access to or modification of information.

Source: Committee on National Security Systems Glossary CNSSI 4009-2015Type: standard
Definition 3

Security commensurate with the risk and the magnitude of harm resulting from the loss, misuse, or unauthorized access to or modification of information. OMB A130.

Source: Electronic Voting GlossaryType: external

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Glossary for Voting Systems, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
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Committee on National Security Systems Glossary CNSSI 4009-2015
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Electronic Voting Glossary
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