Definitions[edit | edit source]
Computing[edit | edit source]
Countermeasures (also called security controls and safeguards) are
| “ | actions, devices, procedures, techniques, or other measures that reduce the vulnerability of an information system.[1] | ” |
| “ | [d]efensive security programs and activities which seek to protect against both foreign intelligence collection efforts and unauthorized access to, or disclosure of, protected facilities, information, and material.[2] | ” |
| “ | [a]ctions, devices, procedures, or techniques that meet or oppose (i.e., counters) a threat, a vulnerability, or an attack by eliminating or preventing it, by minimizing the harm it can cause, or by discovering and reporting it so that corrective action can be taken.[3] | ” |
Military[edit | edit source]
Countermeasures (also called security controls and safeguards) are
| “ | [a]nything which effectively negates or mitigates an adversary's ability to exploit vulnerabilities.[4] | ” |
| “ | [t]hat form of military science that, by the employment of devices and/or techniques, has as its objective the impairment of the operational effectiveness of enemy activity.[5] | ” |
Overview[edit | edit source]
"They can be deployed preemptively or reactively. Devices and techniques used for EW countermeasures include electro-optical-infrared countermeasures and radio frequency countermeasures."[6]
"A countermeasure can reduce any component of risk — threat, vulnerability, or consequence."[7]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ CNSSI 4009.
- ↑ AR 381-20, at 49.
- ↑ Glossary of Key Information Security Terms.
- ↑ OPSEC Glossary of Terms.
- ↑ Department of Defense Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms at 54.
- ↑ FM 3-36, at 1-7.
- ↑ DHS Risk Lexicon, App. A, at 44.
See also[edit | edit source]
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