Term:Remediation

NIST IR 7298

Remediation - The act of correcting a vulnerability or eliminating a threat. Three possible types of remediation are installing a patch, adjusting configuration settings, or uninstalling a software application. SOURCE: SP 800-40 Ver 2

NIST SP 800-40

Remediation - The act of correcting a vulnerability or eliminating a threat. Three possible types of remediation are installing a patch, adjusting configuration settings, and uninstalling a software application.