### Question
How is the term security control defined?


### Answer
The term **security control** is defined in *6 U.S.C. § 650* as the following:

> the management, operational, and technical controls used to protect against an unauthorized effort to adversely affect the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of an information system or its information

#### Citation:
  - *6 U.S.C. § 650*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 1-HOMELAND SECURITY ORGANIZATION > SUBCHAPTER XVIII-CYBERSECURITY AND INFRASTRUCTURE SECURITY AGENCY**

