Impact Level

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The magnitude of harm that can be expected to result from the consequences of unauthorized disclosure of information, unauthorized modification of information, unauthorized destruction of information, or loss of information or information system availability.

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Senses

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High, Moderate, or Low security categories of an information system established in FIPS 199 which classify the intensity of a potential impact that may occur if the information system is jeopardized.

Classifications

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Entity Type

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Sensitivity

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Information Class

unclassified

Variants

3 surface forms

plural: Impact Levels
possessive: Impact Level's
pluralpossessive: Impact Levels'

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