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800-53|SC-29(1)
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VIRTUALIZATION TECHNIQUESDescription
The organization employs virtualization techniques to support the deployment of a diversity of operating systems and applications that are changed [Assignment: organization-defined frequency].Supplemental
While frequent changes to operating systems and applications pose configuration management challenges, the changes can result in an increased work factor for adversaries in order to carry out successful cyber attacks. Changing virtual operating systems or applications, as opposed to changing actual operating systems/applications, provide virtual changes that impede attacker success while reducing configuration management efforts. In addition, virtualization techniques can assist organizations in isolating untrustworthy software and/or software of dubious provenance into confined execution environments.Reference Item Details
Reference: NIST 800-53 - Security and Privacy Controls for Federal Information Systems and Organizations
Category: SYSTEM AND COMMUNICATIONS PROTECTION
Parent Title: HETEROGENEITY
Family: SYSTEM AND COMMUNICATIONS PROTECTION
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