firmware

{
  "id": "MLC-T-CYB-001756",
  "term": "firmware",
  "field": "Cybersecurity",
  "definition": "1. See hardware and software.\n\n2. Computer programs and data stored in hardware - typically in read-only memory (ROM) or programmable read-only memory (PROM) - such that the programs and data cannot be dynamically written or modified during execution of the programs. See hardware and software.\n\n3. The material physical components of a system.\n\n4. Computer programs and data stored in hardware - typically in read-only memory (ROM) or programmable read-only memory (PROM) - such that the programs and data cannot be dynamically written or modified during execution of the programs.\n\n5. Computer programs and associated data that may be dynamically written or modified during execution.\n\n6. The material physical components of a system. See software and firmware.\n\n7. The material physical components of an information system.\n\n8. Computer programs (which are stored in and executed by computer hardware) and associated data (which also is stored in the hardware) that may be dynamically written or modified during execution.\n\n9. Software that is included in read-only memory (ROM).\n\n10. Computer programs and data stored in hardware - typically in read-only memory (ROM) or programmable read-only memory (PROM) - such that programs and data cannot be dynamically written or modified during execution of the programs. See hardware and software.\n\n11. Software program or set of instructions programmed on the flash ROM of a hardware device. It provides the necessary instructions for how the device communicates with the other computer hardware.\n\n12. The physical components of a system. See Software and Firmware.",
  "synonyms": [
    "hardware",
    "software"
  ],
  "see_also": [
    "hardware"
  ],
  "references": [
    "NIST SP 800-53A Rev. 5",
    "NIST SP 800-171r3 from CNSSI 4009-2022; NIST SP 800-171 Rev. 2 [Superseded] from CNSSI 4009; NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 5 from CNSSI 4009-2015, CNSSI 4009-2022",
    "NIST SP 800-172r3",
    "CNSSI 4009-2015 from IETF RFC 4949 Ver 2; NIST SP 800-37 Rev. 2 from CNSSI 4009-2015; CNSSI 4009-2022 from IETF RFC 4949 Ver 2; NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 4 [Superseded] from CNSSI 4009; NIST SP 800-171 Rev. 1 [Superseded]; NIST SP 800-53A Rev. 5 from CNSSI 4009-2015, CNSSI 4009-2022; NIST SP 1800-10B from CNSSI 4009-2015",
    "NIST SP 800-37 Rev. 2 from CNSSI 4009-2015; NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 5 from CNSSI 4009-2015, CNSSI 4009-2022; NIST SP 800-53A Rev. 5 from CNSSI 4009-2015, CNSSI 4009-2022",
    "NIST SP 800-171 Rev. 2 [Superseded] from CNSSI 4009; NIST SP 800-37 Rev. 2 from CNSSI 4009-2015; NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 5 from CNSSI 4009-2015, CNSSI 4009-2022; NIST SP 800-172 [Superseded]; NIST SP 800-53A Rev. 5 from CNSSI 4009-2015, CNSSI 4009-2022; NIST SP 800-172A [Superseded]; NIST SP 800-171r3 from CNSSI 4009-2022",
    "CNSSI 4009-2015 from IETF RFC 4949 Ver 2; CNSSI 4009-2022 from IETF RFC 4949 Ver 2",
    "NIST SP 800-147; NIST SP 800-147B",
    "NIST SP 800-172 [Superseded]; NIST SP 800-172A [Superseded]",
    "NISTIR 8183 from TechTerms.com; NISTIR 8183A Vol. 1 from TechTerms.com; NISTIR 8183A Vol. 2 from TechTerms.com; NISTIR 8183A Vol. 3 from TechTerms.com; NISTIR 8183 Rev. 1 from TechTerms.com",
    "NIST SP 800-171 Rev. 1 [Superseded]",
    "NIST CSRC Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/cybersecurity/firmware/"
}