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Kill Switch

What is Kill Switch?

A mechanism built into software or hardware that allows it to be shut down or disabled remotely. In security, kill switches can be used to disable compromised devices or halt the spread of malware.

Information Security

Terms that appear alongside kill switch

Each of these is named in at least one of the same controls as kill switch. The number is how many controls name both.

Frameworks that govern kill switch

NIST Cybersecurity Framework 2.0View framework →CIS Controls v8View framework →

What the standards actually require on kill switch

Requirements naming kill switch across 2 standards, quoted from the control text.

IEEE 70002 controls

Clauses 8 + 8.1 + 8.2 establish ethical risk management and Clause 10 establishes validation of ethical outcomes. Per public IEEE 7000-2021 abstract + Wikipedia + academic literature (full IEEE text NOT reproduced): ethical risk identification covering: harm t...

IEEE7000-EthicalRisk-Identification-Analysis-Treatment-ValidationOutcomes · IEEE 7000 Clauses 8 + 8.1 + 8.2 - Ethical Risk Identification + Analysis + Treatment + Validation of Ethical Outcomes + AI Safety + Robustness + Adversarial Protection →
Japan AI Guidelines1 control

Human Oversight is mandated by the Human-Centric Principle (1st of 10 Principles) per Japan AI Guidelines for Business + reinforced by APPI 2022 Amendment Article 21-2 right to human review + intersects with Hiroshima AI Process Code of Conduct.

JP-AIG-Human-Oversight-Control-In-the-Loop-On-the-Loop-Article-22-GDPR-Equivalent-Automated-Decision-Restrictions · Japan AI Guidelines Human Oversight + Human-in-the-Loop + Human-on-the-Loop + Human-out-of-Loop + Article 22 GDPR Equivalent APPI Automated Decision Restrictions + Override Capability + Pause Functionality + Audit Trail →

Questions people ask about kill switch

What is Kill Switch?
A mechanism built into software or hardware that allows it to be shut down or disabled remotely. In security, kill switches can be used to disable compromised devices or halt the spread of malware.
Why is Kill Switch important for compliance?
Kill Switch is a key concept in Information Security. Understanding kill switch helps organizations meet regulatory requirements, reduce risk, and demonstrate due diligence during audits. Our compliance platform maps 686 frameworks with 311K cross-framework control mappings.
Which compliance frameworks address Kill Switch?
Kill Switch appears in the requirement text of IEEE 7000, Japan AI Guidelines. Across these standards we have identified 3 controls that name it directly, each linked to the control text on the compliance platform.
Where can I learn more about Kill Switch?
Explore our compliance framework pages to see how kill switch applies across different standards and regulations. Our implementation guides provide step-by-step guidance, and the compliance platform offers AI-powered analysis of how this concept maps across 686 frameworks.

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Written and maintained by Gerard Blokdyk, The Art of Service.