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critical software

Term · Cybersecurity · MLC-T-CYB-001017

Any software that has, or has direct software dependencies upon, one or more components with at least one of these attributes:
· is designed to run with elevated privilege or manage privileges;
· has direct or privileged access to networking or computing resources;
· is designed to control access to data or operational technology;
· performs a function critical to trust; or,
· operates outside of normal trust boundaries with privileged access.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-CYB-001017
FieldCybersecurity
SynonymsEO-critical software
ReferencesCritical Software Definition (for EO 14028); NIST CSRC Glossary
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-CYB-001017",
  "term": "critical software",
  "field": "Cybersecurity",
  "definition": "Any software that has, or has direct software dependencies upon, one or more components with at least one of these attributes:\n· is designed to run with elevated privilege or manage privileges;\n· has direct or privileged access to networking or computing resources;\n· is designed to control access to data or operational technology;\n· performs a function critical to trust; or,\n· operates outside of normal trust boundaries with privileged access.",
  "synonyms": [
    "EO-critical software"
  ],
  "references": [
    "Critical Software Definition (for EO 14028)",
    "NIST CSRC Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/cybersecurity/critical-software/"
}

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