U.S. flag   An unofficial archive of your favorite United States government website
Dot gov

Official websites do not use .rip
We are an unofficial archive, replace .rip by .gov in the URL to access the official website. Access our document index here.

Https

We are building a provable archive!
A lock (Dot gov) or https:// don't prove our archive is authentic, only that you securely accessed it. Note that we are working to fix that :)

Computer Security Resource Center

Computer Security Resource Center

This is an archive
(replace .gov by .rip)
    Glossary
A  |  B  |  C  |  D  |  E  |  F  |  G  |  H  |  I  |  J  |  K  |  L  |  M  |  N  |  O  |  P  |  Q  |  R  |  S  |  T  |  U  |  V  |  W  |  X  |  Y  |  Z

High Value Asset

Abbreviation(s) and Synonym(s):

HVA

Definition(s):

  Those information resources, mission/business processes, and/or critical programs that are of particular interest to potential or actual adversaries.
Source(s):
NIST SP 800-137A under high value asset

  A designation of Federal information or a Federal information system when it relates to one or more of the following categories: -  Informational Value – The information or information system that processes, stores, or transmits the information is of high value to the Government or its adversaries. -  Mission Essential – The agency that owns the information or information system cannot accomplish its Primary Mission Essential Functions (PMEF), as approved in accordance with Presidential Policy Directive 40 (PPD-40) National Continuity Policy, within expected timelines without the information or information system. -  Federal Civilian Enterprise Essential (FCEE) – The information or information system serves a critical function in maintaining the security and resilience of the Federal civilian enterprise.
Source(s):
NIST SP 800-172 under high value asset from OMB M-19-03

  Information or an information system that is so critical to an organization that the loss or corruption of this information or loss of access to the system would have serious impacts on the organization’s ability to perform its mission or conduct business.
Source(s):
NIST SP 800-160 Vol. 2 Rev. 1 under High-Value Asset from CISA Secure High Value Assets

  Those assets, federal information systems, information, and data for which an unauthorized access, use, disclosure, disruption, modification, or destruction could cause a significant impact to the United States' national security interests, foreign relations, economy – or to the public confidence, civil liberties, or public health and safety of the American people.
Source(s):
NISTIR 8170 under High Value Asset from OMB M-17-09