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'''Accountability''' means that the actions of an individual or an institution may be traced uniquely to that individual or institution. |
'''Accountability''' means that the actions of an individual or an institution may be traced uniquely to that individual or institution. |
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Revision as of 04:42, 17 November 2010
Definition
Accountability means that the actions of an individual or an institution may be traced uniquely to that individual or institution.
Information technology
Accountability is the process of tracing IT activities to a responsible source.
Security
Accountability means
| “ | [t]he security goal that generates the requirement for actions of an entity to be traced uniquely to that entity. This supports nonrepudiation, deterrence, fault isolation, intrusion detection and prevention, and after-action recovery and legal action.[1] | ” |