Information Technology Reference
In-Depth Information
Term
Description
Hierarchy
A top-down structure that denotes superior-
subordinate relationships; may represent a control
structure or a classification structure (e.g., bullet
and subbullet, where the subbullet is subcategory
to the superior bullet).
IA adjudication
A formal process to resolve conflicts or disputes in
context of information assurance; e.g., resolve
disputes of local policy versus enterprise policy, or
resolve conflicts between legislative directives
(state law says X and federal law says Y and foreign
law says Z).
IA architect
One who applies the discipline of architecture to
information assurance.
IA core principles
The collection of fundamental edicts or underlying
faculties providing motivation for risk mitigation
activities, services, and mechanisms to maintain
mission integrity; the IA core principles are
confidentiality, integrity, availability, possession,
authenticity, utility, nonrepudiation, authorized use,
and privacy.
IA mechanism
Equipment, tool, or component to mitigate business
risk.
IA
operational construct
The combining of parts for a practical purpose
involving the application of processes in support of
IA operations.
IA
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applied taxonomy
The formal categorization of the IA
2
LoS.
IA
2
architect
One who applies the discipline of IA
2
to information
assurance.
IA
2
artifact
A practical creation in support of the IA
2
Process or
resulting IA architecture.
IA
2
drivers
Motivations behind the information assurance
architecture: its design, look, feel, process, and
application; IA
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drivers include business and
technology.
IA
2
instantiation
To represent an IA
2
abstraction by concrete instance.
IA
2
Framework
The basic conceptual structure for defining and
describing an IA
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solution.
