Information Systems Security Engineering

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(ISSE) - Process of capturing and refining information protection requirements to ensure their integration into information systems acquisition and information systems development through purposeful security design or configuration. (CNSSI-4009) (NISTIR) Process that captures and refines information security requirements and ensures their integration into information technology component products and information systems through purposeful security design or configuration. (SP 800-37) (NISTIR)

Also known asISSE · Information Security Systems Engineering · Information Systems Security Engineering Process
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(ISSE) - Process of capturing and refining information protection requirements to ensure their integration into information systems acquisition and information systems development through purposeful security design or configuration. (CNSSI-4009) (NISTIR) Process that captures and refines information security requirements and ensures their integration into information technology component products and information systems through purposeful security design or configuration. (SP 800-37) (NISTIR)

The Cyber Glossary · 2024

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Election Security Glossary. (2026). Information Systems Security Engineering. In Election Security Glossary. Retrieved August 14, 2026, from https://electionsecurityglossary.com/glossary/information-systems-security-engineering

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