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National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) guidance classifies security controls as Response:
The correct answer is C. system-specific, common and hybrid.. NIST guidance classifies security controls based on their scope of applicability as system-specific, common, or hybrid controls.
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National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) guidance classifies security controls as Response:
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- Aproduction, development. and test.
- Bpeople, process, and technology.
- Csystem-specific, common and hybrid.
- Dtechnical, administrative, and program.
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(57 responses)- A4% (2)
- B2% (1)
- C88% (50)
- D7% (4)
Why each option
NIST guidance classifies security controls based on their scope of applicability as system-specific, common, or hybrid controls.
Production, development, and test refer to different environments or stages in the system lifecycle, not a classification of security controls themselves.
People, process, and technology are broad categories for security components but not a formal NIST classification for control applicability.
NIST Special Publication 800-37 R2 defines security controls as system-specific (directly supporting a particular system), common (shared across multiple systems), and hybrid (combining both common and system-specific elements).
Technical, administrative, and program are another valid classification of security controls based on their nature, but 'system-specific, common, and hybrid' is also a distinct NIST classification for applicability.
Concept tested: NIST Security Control Classification (Applicability)
Source: https://www.nist.gov/system/files/documents/2019/12/26/sp800-37r2-final.pdf
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