fail safe

{
  "id": "MLC-T-CYB-001653",
  "term": "fail safe",
  "field": "Cybersecurity",
  "definition": "A mode of termination of system functions that prevents damage\nSee fail secure and fail soft for comparison. to specified system resources and system entities (i.e., specified data, property, and life) when a failure occurs or is detected in the system (but the failure still might cause a security compromise).",
  "see_also": [
    "fail secure",
    "fail soft"
  ],
  "references": [
    "CNSSI 4009-2015 from IETF RFC 4949 Ver 2; CNSSI 4009-2022 from IETF RFC 4949 Ver 2",
    "NIST CSRC Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/cybersecurity/fail-safe/"
}