Security violation
nounverified·updated May 9, 2026
An instance in which a user or other person circumvents or defeats the controls of a system to obtain unauthorized access to information or system resources.
Framework senses
Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council (FFIEC) IT Examination Handbook Infobase, Glossary1 senseview framework →
- §1
- An instance in which a user or other person circumvents or defeats the controls of a system to obtain unauthorized access to information or system resources.
- §1 · attested_usage_pack_match
- No definition is given in NIST SP 800-171r3. The term is attested in use at 1 citation in that document; a definition is pending curation.Increment 2: attested in 800-171r3 without a glossary definition.
- §1 · legacy_primary
- An instance in which a user or other person circumvents or defeats the controls of a system to obtain unauthorized access to information or system resources.DR-088 backfill from the noun definition column