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Security Requirements Baseline

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Description of the minimum requirements necessary for an information system to maintain an acceptable level of risk.

Also known asSRB · security baseline · minimum security baseline · baseline security requirements
2 sources cited4 related termsReviewed Aug 10, 2026
Committee on National Security Systems Glossary CNSSI 4009-2015View source

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Description of the minimum requirements necessary for an information system to maintain an acceptable level of risk.

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

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Election Security Glossary. (2026). Security Requirements Baseline. In Election Security Glossary. Retrieved August 22, 2026, from https://electionsecurityglossary.com/glossary/security-requirements-baseline

Sources

2 cited · last checked Aug 10, 2026

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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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The Cyber Glossary
The Cyber Glossary

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