data loss
nounverified· unreviewed·updated Aug 30, 2026
The exposure of proprietary, sensitive, or classified information through either data theft or data leakage.
MWENISTIR 7298: Glossary of Key Information Security Terms, Revision 2
Senses
National Initiative for Cybersecurity Careers and Studies (NICCS) Cybersecurity Lexicon
The result of unintentionally or accidentally deleting data, forgetting where it is stored, or exposure to an unauthorized party.
Classifications
Entity Type
Event0%rule-basedmulti_axis_classifier_low_confidence.v1
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Sensitivity
Regulated85%llm-generatedllm:claude-haiku-4-5
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Information Class
Ip78%llm-generatedllm:claude-haiku-4-5
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Variants
- plural
- data losses
- possessive
- data loss's
- pluralpossessive
- data losses'