Glossary of Data Communications Terms

Courtesy Enterprise-Wide Computing, Inc.

Term: audit of computer security
Definition: as defined by NBS (now NIST) Special Publication 500-57, an independent evaluation of the controls employed to ensure: 1. The appropriate protection of the organization's information assets (including hardware, software, firmware, and data) from all significant anticipated threats or hazards; 2. The accuracy and reliability of the data maintained on or generated by an automated data-processing system; and 3. The operational reliability and performance assurance for accuracy and timeliness of all components of the automated data-processing system. An examination of data security procedures and measures for the purpose of evaluating their adequacy and compliance with established policy.

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