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A security control for an information system that has not been designated as a common security control or the portion of a hybrid control that is to be implemented within an information system…

The correct answer is A. System-Specific Security Control. This definition precisely describes a System-Specific Security Control, which is implemented directly by and for a particular information system, as opposed to being a common control or an inherited one.

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Question

A security control for an information system that has not been designated as a common security control or the portion of a hybrid control that is to be implemented within an information system. Response:

Options

  • ASystem-Specific Security Control
  • BHybrid Security Controls
  • CNetwork Security Controls
  • DSecurity Control Inheritance

How the community answered

(51 responses)
  • A
    90% (46)
  • B
    4% (2)
  • C
    2% (1)
  • D
    4% (2)

Why each option

This definition precisely describes a System-Specific Security Control, which is implemented directly by and for a particular information system, as opposed to being a common control or an inherited one.

ASystem-Specific Security ControlCorrect

A System-Specific Security Control is implemented directly within an information system and its environment of operation, and it is the sole responsibility of that specific system to implement and maintain it. It is distinct from common controls, which are inherited from an organization-wide service, or the inherited part of a hybrid control.

BHybrid Security Controls

Hybrid Security Controls are those where some aspects are implemented as common controls and others are system-specific, so it's a mix, not exclusively the portion implemented within an information system.

CNetwork Security Controls

Network Security Controls are a category of security controls focused on network protection, not a classification based on their implementation scope (system-specific vs. common).

DSecurity Control Inheritance

Security Control Inheritance refers to the mechanism by which an information system receives common security controls from an organizational system or external provider, not the type of control implemented locally.

Concept tested: System-Specific Security Control definition (NIST)

Source: https://csrc.nist.gov/glossary/term/system-specific-security-control

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#Security Controls#NIST RMF#System-Specific Controls#Control Types

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