concept of secure function

{
  "id": "MLC-T-CYB-000855",
  "term": "concept of secure function",
  "field": "Cybersecurity",
  "definition": "1. A strategy for the achievement of secure system function that embodies the preemptive and reactive protection capabilities of the system.\n\n2. A strategy for achievement of secure system function that embodies proactive and reactive protection capability of the system.\nNote 1: This strategy strives to prevent, minimize, or detect the events and conditions that can lead to the loss of an asset and the resultant adverse impact; prevent, minimize, or detect the loss of an asset or adverse asset impact; continuously deliver system capability at some acceptable level despite the impact of threats or uncertainty; and recover from an adverse asset impact to restore full system capability or to recover to some acceptable level of system capability.\nNote 2: The concept of secure function is adapted from historical and other secure system concepts such as Philosophy of Protection, Theory of Design and Operation, and Theory of Compliance.",
  "references": [
    "NIST SP 800-160v1r1",
    "NIST SP 800-160 Vol. 1",
    "NIST CSRC Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/cybersecurity/concept-of-secure-function/"
}