acquisition

{
  "id": "MLC-T-CYB-000063",
  "term": "acquisition",
  "field": "Cybersecurity",
  "definition": "1. The process associated with obtaining products or services, typically through contracts involving the expenditure of financial resources, as well as to products or services that may be obtained on a cost-free basis via other mechanisms (e.g., the downloading of public domain software products and other software products with limited or no warranty, such as those commonly known as freeware or shareware from the commercial Internet).\n\n2. Process of obtaining a system, product, or service.\n\n3. A process by which digital evidence is duplicated, copied, or imaged.\n\n4. Includes all stages of the process of acquiring product or services, beginning with the process for determining the need for the product or services and ending with contract completion and closeout.\n\n5. Includes all stages of the process of acquiring product or service, beginning with the process for determining the need for the product or service and ending with contract completion and closeout.",
  "synonyms": [
    "Procurement"
  ],
  "references": [
    "CNSSI 4009-2022",
    "NIST SP 800-160v1r1 from ISO/IEC/IEEE 15288:2015",
    "NIST SP 800-101 Rev. 1; NIST SP 800-72",
    "NIST SP 800-161r1-upd1 [11/1/2024 errata update]",
    "NISTIR 7622",
    "NIST CSRC Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/cybersecurity/acquisition/"
}