Monitoring and control of communications at the external boundary of an information system to prevent and detect malicious and other unauthorized communications, through the use of boundary protection devices (e.g. gateways, routers, firewalls, guards, encrypted tunnels). Source: NIST SP 800-53 Rev 4
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Monitoring and control of communications at the external boundary of an information system to prevent and detect malicious and other unauthorized communications, through the use of boundary protection devices (e.g. gateways, routers, firewalls, guards, encrypted tunnels). Source: NIST SP 800-53 Rev 4
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Election Security Glossary. (2026). Boundary Protection. In Election Security Glossary. Retrieved August 21, 2026, from https://electionsecurityglossary.com/glossary/boundary-protection
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