Governance Risk Compliance
A formally approved, documented deviation from an established security policy, typically granted on a temporary basis with compensating controls.
Quick answer: A formally approved, documented deviation from an established security policy, typically granted on a temporary basis with compensating controls.
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A formally approved, documented deviation from an established security policy, typically granted on a temporary basis with compensating controls.
Policy Exception matters because it supports clear communication in Governance Risk Compliance contexts for SOC Analysts, Security Engineers, and Incident Responders. It also connects to aviation training and exam language such as CISSP, CompTIA Security+, and CEH.
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In this glossary, Policy Exception refers to: A formally approved, documented deviation from an established security policy, typically granted on a temporary basis with compensating controls.
In cybersecurity communication, this term appears in contexts such as: "A policy exception was granted to allow legacy systems to remain online until the scheduled upgrade."
Policy Exception matters because it supports clear communication in Governance Risk Compliance contexts for SOC Analysts, Security Engineers, and Incident Responders. It also connects to aviation training and exam language such as CISSP, CompTIA Security+, and CEH.
Policy Exception is mainly used by SOC Analysts, Security Engineers, and Incident Responders.
In this glossary, Policy Exception is grouped under Governance Risk Compliance. Related pages in this category explain adjacent procedures, commands and operational concepts.
This definition is sourced from ISO 27001, NIST Cybersecurity Framework, MITRE ATT&CK and published by Protermify Cybersecurity as a static cybersecurity reference page.
A formally approved, documented deviation from an established security policy, typically granted on a temporary basis with compensating controls.
A policy exception was granted to allow legacy systems to remain online until the scheduled upgrade.
English reference definition
ISO 27001, NIST Cybersecurity Framework, MITRE ATT&CK
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