sensitivity

{
  "id": "MLC-T-CYB-003893",
  "term": "sensitivity",
  "field": "Cybersecurity",
  "definition": "1. A form of bias that results from failures in the heuristics humans use to make decisions.\n\n2. A measure of the importance assigned to information by its owner, for the purpose of denoting its need for protection.\n\n3. the degree to which an IT system or application requires protection (to ensureconfidentiality, integrity, and availability) which is determined by an evaluation of the nature and criticality of the data processed, the relation of the system to the organization missions and the economic value of the system components.\n\n4. Used in this guideline to mean a measure of the importance assigned to information by its owner, for the purpose of denoting its need for protection.",
  "references": [
    "NIST SP 800-226 from Dwork et al (2006) (adapted)",
    "CNSSI 4009-2015 from NIST SP 800-60 Vol. 1 Rev. 1; NIST SP 800-12 Rev. 1 from NIST SP 800-60; NIST SP 800-30 Rev. 1 from NIST SP 800-60",
    "NIST SP 800-16",
    "NIST SP 800-60 Vol. 1 Rev. 1; NIST SP 800-60 Vol. 2 Rev. 1",
    "NIST CSRC Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/cybersecurity/sensitivity/"
}