United States Government Configuration Baseline (USGCB)

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Abbreviation(s) and Synonym(s):

USGCB

NIST SP 800-128, NIST SP 800-137, NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 5, NIST SP 800-70 Rev. 4

Definition(s):

The United States Government Configuration Baseline (USGCB) provides security configuration baselines for Information Technology products widely deployed across the federal agencies. The USGCB baseline evolved from the federal Desktop Core Configuration mandate. The USGCB is a Federal government-wide initiative that provides guidance to agencies on what should be done to improve and maintain an effective configuration settings focusing primarily on security.
Source(s):
NIST SP 800-128

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