Senses

information assurance · SynAc

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information assurance

The measures that protect and defend information and information systems by ensuring their availability, integrity, and confidentiality.

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Jan 06, 2026

Senses

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The measures that protect and defend information and information systems by ensuring their availability, integrity, and confidentiality.

NICCS (CISA) Cybersecurity Vocabulary

Bibliography

NICCS (CISA) Cybersecurity Vocabulary
Accessed Jan 06, 2026Quoted
NICCS glossary export (CSV)
https://niccs.cisa.gov/rest/vocab/export-csv
NICCS is a CISA (DHS) program. Individual glossary entries include a "From" attribution (e.g., CNSSI 4009, NIST SPs, NICE Framework). Treat "From" values as upstream provenance and verify before quoting large portions of text.
Source: NICCS (CISA) Cybersecurity Vocabulary (niccs.cisa.gov).

(N) /U.S. Government/

"Measures that protect and defend information and information systems by ensuring their availability integrity, authentication, confidentiality, and non repudiation. These measures include providing for restoration of information systems by incorporating protection, detection, and reaction capabilities." [C4009]

"Measures that protect and defend information and information systems by ensuring their availability integrity, authentication, confidentiality, and non-repudiation. These measures include providing for restoration of information systems by incorporating protection, detection, and reaction capabilities." [C4009]

IETF RFC 4949 (Internet Security Glossary)

Bibliography

IETF RFC 4949 (Internet Security Glossary)
Accessed Jan 06, 2026Quoted
RFC 4949 — Internet Security Glossary (Version 2)
https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc4949.txt