Terms starting with “C”

A predetermined set of instructions or procedures that describe how an organization's mission-essential functions will be sustained within 12 hours and for up to 30 days as a resul...

An effort to ensure that critical data and technology would be available, with priority for critical functions across corporations and industry sectors, to get the economy back up...

Maintaining ongoing awareness to support organizational risk decisions.

The process implemented to maintain a current security status for one or more information systems or for the entire suite of information systems on which the operational mission of...

Continuous Monitoring as a Service (CMaaS) is a cloud-based, outsourced cybersecurity solution that provides real-time, automated oversight of an organization's IT infrastructure,...

A type of in which the paper record is maintained on a continuous roll of paper, such as VVPAT an adding machine tape. This means that the first ballot image on the roll is that of...

A gift, subscription, loan, advance or deposit of money or anything of value given to influence a federal election.

The maximum amount that an individual or organization may give, loan or advance to influence a political vote for or against candidates or ballot questions.

Reports that detail political contributions and expenses required to be filed by a governing authority.

The regulations that govern the maximum amount that a candidate or committee can spend to influence a political vote and that an individual or organization may give, loan or advanc...

Decomposition of a National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) control into a single, actionable, measurable statement. Source: DoDI 8500.01

Information that is entered into a cryptographic module for the purposes of directing the operation of the module. (FIPS 140-2) (NISTIR)

A for "inter-system connection such as to TABULATOR." PORT VOTING STATION PRECINCT VVSG.

Software "resident in the voting or ballot counting device. It control the readying of equipment and software for election use, pre-election validation testing, and readiness testi...

The complete building or facility area under direct physical control within which unauthorized persons are denied unrestricted access and are either escorted by authorized personne...

Physical area (e.g., building, room, etc.) to which only authorized personnel are granted unrestricted access. All other personnel are either escorted by authorized personnel or ar...

Minimum set of security functionality that enforces access control on individual users and makes them accountable for their actions through login procedures, auditing of security-r...

Minimum set of security functionality that enforces access control on individual users and makes them accountable for their actions through login procedures, auditing of security-r...

Any area or space for which the organization has confidence that the physical and procedural protections provided are sufficient to meet the requirements established for protecting...

See CONTEST. CONTROLLING

CCI) Secure telecommunications or information system, or associated cryptographic component, that is unclassified and handled through the COMSEC Material Control System (CMCS), an...

Secure telecommunications or information system, or associated cryptographic component, that is unclassified and handled through the COMSEC material control system (CMCS), an equiv...

A device approved by the National Security Agency (NSA) as a controlled cryptographic item, that embodies a cryptographic logic or other cryptographic design, and performs the enti...

A device approved by the National Security Agency as a controlled cryptographic item that embodies a cryptographic logic or other cryptographic design, and does not perform the ent...