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scoping considerations

Abbreviation(s) and Synonym(s):

None

Definition(s):

  A part of tailoring guidance providing organizations with specific considerations on the applicability and implementation of security controls in the security control baseline. Areas of consideration include policy/regulatory, technology, physical infrastructure, system component allocation, operational/environmental, public access, scalability, common control, and security objective.
Source(s):
CNSSI 4009-2015 NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 4
NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 4 under Scoping Considerations

  A part of tailoring guidance providing organizations with specific considerations on the applicability and implementation of controls in the control baselines. Considerations include policy/regulatory, technology, physical infrastructure, system element allocation, operational/environmental, public access, scalability, common control, and security objective.
Source(s):
NIST SP 800-37 Rev. 2