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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.
NIST SP 800-171r31 senseview framework →
§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.
Legacy lexicon import1 senseview framework →
§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