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security incident

nouncandidate·updated May 12, 2026

An adverse event where a threat or exploit may compromise a computer system and cause: loss of data confidentiality, disruption of system or data integrity, or disruption or denial of availability of the system and/or data.

Framework senses

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An adverse event where a threat or exploit may compromise a computer system and cause: loss of data confidentiality, disruption of system or data integrity, or disruption or denial of availability of the system and/or data.