Glossary of Key Information Security Terms

Paulsen, Celia

NIST IR 7298 Rev. 3 (Initial Public Draft)

Obsoleted on July 03, 2019 by IR 7298 Rev. 3

Glossary of Key Information Security Terms

Date Published: September 2018
Comments Due: December 21, 2018 (public comment period is CLOSED)
Email Questions to: secglossary@nist.gov

Author(s)

Celia Paulsen (NIST)

Announcement

NIST has created an easily accessible repository of terms and definitions extracted verbatim from NIST Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS), Special Publications (SPs), and Internal or Interagency Reports (IRs), as well as from the Committee on National Security Systems Instruction 4009 (CNSSI-4009).

This repository is intended to help users understand terminology, recognize when and where multiple definitions may exist, and identify a definition that they can use.

We encourage careful review of the online glossary database as well as the methodology described in this publication Specifically, we request feedback on any areas that may need changes to improve the accuracy and long-term usability of the glossary and the associated database.

Abstract

This publication describes an online glossary of terms used in National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and Committee on National Security Systems (CNSS) publications. This glossary utilizes a database of terms extracted from NIST Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS), the NIST Special Publication (SP) 800 series, selected NIST Interagency and Internal Reports (NISTIRs), and from the Committee for National Security Systems Instruction 4009 (CNSSI-4009).

Keywords

cybersecurity; definitions; glossary; information assurance; information security; terminology

Control Families

None selected

Documentation

Publication:
Draft NISTIR 7298 Rev. 3 (pdf)

Supplemental Material:
Online Glossary

Document History:
09/28/18: IR 7298 Rev. 3 (Draft)
07/03/19: IR 7298 Rev. 3 (Final)

Topics

Security and Privacy

general security & privacy