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assessment procedure

Definition(s):

  A set of assessment objectives and an associated set of assessment methods and assessment objects.
Source(s):
CNSSI 4009-2015 from NIST SP 800-53A Rev. 1
NIST SP 800-137A from NIST SP 800-53A Rev. 4
NIST SP 800-137 under Assessment Procedure from NISTIR 7298
NIST SP 800-53A Rev. 4 under Assessment Procedure

  A set of activities or actions employed by an Assessor to determine the extent that an issuer control is implemented.
Source(s):
NIST SP 800-79-2 under Assessment Procedure