refers to a situation where sufficient evidence exists to prevent an individual from successfully denying that they made a statement or action
nonrepudiation
accountability exists to be this against misbehavior
deterrence
the constant process of accountability encourages this in a legal setting
admissibility of records
the examination and review of an organization’s records to ensure accountability through technical means
auditing
mimicking, as closely as possible, the techniques an actual attack would use
penetration testing
uses scanning tools (eg Nessus) to locate vulnerabilities in systems
vulnerability assessments