Security assessment

{
  "id": "MLC-T-CYB-003772",
  "term": "Security assessment",
  "field": "Cybersecurity",
  "definition": "1. The testing and/or evaluation of the management, operational, and technical security controls in an information system to determine the extent to which the controls are implemented correctly, operating as intended, and producing the desired outcome with respect to meeting the security requirements for the system.\n\n2. The testing or evaluation of security controls to determine the extent to which the controls are implemented correctly, operating as intended, and producing the desired outcome with respect to meeting the security requirements for an information system or organization.\n\n3. The testing and/or evaluation of the management, operational, and technical security controls in a system to determine the extent to which the controls are implemented correctly, operating as intended, and producing the desired outcome with respect to meeting the security requirements for the system.\n\n4. See Security Control Assessment.\n\n5. An evaluation of the security provided by a system, device or process.\n\n6. The testing and/or evaluation of the management, operational, and technical security controls to determine the extent to which the controls are implemented correctly, operating as intended, and producing the desired outcome with respect to meeting the security requirements for an information system or organization.\n\n7. The testing or evaluation of security controls to determine the extent to which the controls are implemented correctly, operating as intended, and producing the desired outcome with respect to meeting the security requirements for a system or organization.",
  "synonyms": [
    "security control assessment"
  ],
  "references": [
    "CNSSI 4009-2015 from NIST SP 800-37 Rev. 1; NIST SP 800-137 from CNSSI 4009 (Adapted); NIST SP 800-37 Rev. 1 [Superseded]",
    "NIST SP 800-37 Rev. 2 from OMB Circular A-130 (2016); NIST SP 800-172 [Superseded] from OMB Circular A-130 (2016); NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 4 [Superseded] from CNSSI 4009 (Adapted); NIST SP 800-53A Rev. 4 [Superseded]; NIST SP 800-172A [Superseded] from OMB Circular A-130 (2016); NIST SP 800-171 Rev. 2 [Superseded] from OMB Circular A-130 (2016); NIST SP 800-171Ar3 from OMB Circular A-130 (2016); NIST SP 800-171r3 from OMB Circular A-130 (2016); NIST SP 800-172r3 from NIST SP 800-39; NIST SP 800-172Ar3 from OMB Circular A-130 (2016)",
    "NIST SP 800-12 Rev. 1 from NIST SP 800-37",
    "NIST SP 800-171 Rev. 2 [Superseded]; NIST SP 800-172 [Superseded]; NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 4 [Superseded]; NIST SP 800-171 Rev. 1 [Superseded]",
    "NIST SP 800-152",
    "NIST SP 800-30 Rev. 1 from NIST SP 800-39, CNSSI 4009 (Adapted); NIST SP 800-39 from CNSSI 4009 (Adapted)",
    "NIST SP 800-171 Rev. 1 [Superseded] from CNSSI 4009 (Adapted)",
    "NIST CSRC Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/cybersecurity/security-assessment/"
}