Definitions[]
Remote access is
| “ | [u]se of a modem and communications software to connect to a computer network from a distant location via a telephone line or wireless connection.[1] | ” |
| “ | [a]ccess by users (or information systems) communicating external to an information system security perimeter.[2] | ” |
| “ | [a]ccess to an organizational information system by a user (or an information system acting on behalf of a user) communicating through an external network (e.g., the Internet).[3] | ” |
| “ | [t]he ability for an organization's users to access its nonpublic computing resources from external locations other than the organization's facilities.[4] | ” |
| “ | the connection of an information asset from an off-site location to an information asset on state IT infrastructure.[5] | ” |
References[]
- ↑ Practices for Securing Critical Information Assets, Glossary, at 57.
- ↑ NIST Special Publication 800-82, at B-6; NIST Special Publication 800-18.
- ↑ NIST Special Publication 800-171B, App. B, at 49.
- ↑ NIST Special Publication 800-46.
- ↑ Telework and Remote Access, at 3.