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Remediation
Remediation: The act of mitigating a vulnerability or a threat.
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The act of mitigating a vulnerability or a threat.
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- Definition 2
The act of correcting a vulnerability or eliminating a threat. Three possible types of remediation are installing a patch, adjusting configuration settings, or uninstalling a software application. (SP 800-40) (NISTIR)
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Committee on National Security Systems Glossary CNSSI 4009-2015
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The Cyber Glossary
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