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Contamination

nouncandidate·updated May 9, 2026

Type of incident involving the introduction of data of one security classification or security category into data of a lower security classification or different security category.

Framework senses

NISTIR 7298: Glossary of Key Information Security Terms, Revision 21 senseview framework →
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Type of incident involving the introduction of data of one security classification or security category into data of a lower security classification or different security category.
CNSSI-4009 (Glossary of Information Assurance Terms)1 senseview framework →
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Type of incident involving the introduction of data of one security classification or security category into data of a lower security classification or different security category.