Defined term
Information Assurance (IA)
Information Assurance (IA): Professional (C.
Verified
🏆 High Consensus
Cybersecurity
Definition
Professional (C. F. D.) Individual who works IA issues and has real world experience plus appropriate IA training and education commensurate with their level of IA responsibility.
Alternative Definitions
- Definition 2
The measures that protect and defend information and information systems by ensuring their availability, integrity, and confidentiality.
- Definition 3
Measures that protect and defend information and information systems by ensuring their availability, integrity, authentication, confidentiality, and non-repudiation. These measures include providing for restoration of information systems by incorporating protection, detection, and reaction capabilities. (SP 800-59; CNSSI-4009) (NISTIR)
Sources
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Committee on National Security Systems Glossary CNSSI 4009-2015
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NICCS Glossary
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The Cyber Glossary
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