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CM

Abbreviation(s) and Synonym(s):

Configuration Management
Configuration Management (NIST SP 800-53 security control family)

Definition(s):

  A collection of activities focused on establishing and maintaining the integrity of information technology products and information systems, through control of processes for initializing, changing, and monitoring the configurations of those products and systems throughout the system development life cycle.
Source(s):
NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 4 under Configuration Management

  A collection of activities focused on establishing and maintaining the integrity of products and systems, through control of the processes for initializing, changing, and monitoring the configurations of those products and systems throughout the system development life cycle.
Source(s):
NIST SP 800-128 under Configuration Management