computer security object

{
  "id": "MLC-T-CYB-000820",
  "term": "computer security object",
  "field": "Cybersecurity",
  "definition": "1. A resource, tool, or mechanism used to maintain a condition of security in a computerized environment. These objects are defined in terms of attributes they possess, operations they perform or are performed on them, and their relationship with other objects.\n\n2. Information object used to maintain a condition of security in computerized environments. Examples are: representations of computer or communications systems resources, security label semantics, modes of operation for cryptographic algorithms, and one-way hashing functions.",
  "abbreviation": "CSO",
  "references": [
    "CNSSI 4009-2015 from FIPS 188",
    "NISTIR 5308",
    "NIST CSRC Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/cybersecurity/computer-security-object/"
}