The management, operational, and technical controls (i.e., safeguards or countermeasures) employed by an organization in lieu of the recommended controls in the low, moderate, or high baselines described in NIST Special Publication 800-53, that provide equivalent or comparable protection for an information system. (SP 800-37) (NISTIR) The management, operational, and technical controls (i.e., safeguards or countermeasures) employed by an organization in lieu of the recommended controls in the baselines described in NIST Special Publication 800-53 and CNSS Instruction 1253, that provide equivalent or comparable protection for an information system. (SP 800-53A; SP 800-53) (NISTIR)
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The management, operational, and technical controls (i.e., safeguards or countermeasures) employed by an organization in lieu of the recommended controls in the low, moderate, or high baselines described in NIST Special Publication 800-53, that provide equivalent or comparable protection for an information system. (SP 800-37) (NISTIR) The management, operational, and technical controls (i.e., safeguards or countermeasures) employed by an organization in lieu of the recommended controls in the baselines described in NIST Special Publication 800-53 and CNSS Instruction 1253, that provide equivalent or comparable protection for an information system. (SP 800-53A; SP 800-53) (NISTIR)
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Election Security Glossary. (2026). Compensating Security Controls. In Election Security Glossary. Retrieved August 22, 2026, from https://electionsecurityglossary.com/glossary/compensating-security-controls
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