Network Resilience

Primary definition

A computing infrastructure that provides continuous business operation (i.e., highly resistant to disruption and able to operate in a degraded mode if damaged), rapid recovery if failure does occur, and the ability to scale to meet rapid or unpredictable demands.

Also known ascyber resilience · IT resilience · digital resilience · system resilience · infrastructure resilience
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Committee on National Security Systems Glossary CNSSI 4009-2015View source

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A computing infrastructure that provides continuous business operation (i.e., highly resistant to disruption and able to operate in a degraded mode if damaged), rapid recovery if failure does occur, and the ability to scale to meet rapid or unpredictable demands.

Committee on National Security Systems Glossary CNSSI 4009-2015 · 2024

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Election Security Glossary. (2026). Network Resilience. In Election Security Glossary. Retrieved August 20, 2026, from https://electionsecurityglossary.com/glossary/network-resilience

Sources

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Committee on National Security Systems Glossary CNSSI 4009-2015
Committee on National Security Systems Glossary CNSSI 4009-2015

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March 2020 CSC Report
March 2020 CSC Report

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NICCS Glossary
NICCS Glossary

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The Cyber Glossary
The Cyber Glossary

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