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disruption

nounverified·updated May 9, 2026

An unplanned event that causes the general system or major application to be inoperable for an unacceptable length of time (e.g., minor or extended power outage, extended unavailable network, or equipment or facility damage or destruction).

polysemousNISTIR 7298: Glossary of Key Information Security Terms, Revision 2

Senses

SANS Glossary of Security Terms

A circumstance or event that interrupts or prevents the correct operation of system services and functions.

National Initiative for Cybersecurity Careers and Studies (NICCS) Cybersecurity Lexicon

An event which causes unplanned interruption in operations or functions for an unacceptable length of time.

CPMI-IOSCO Guidance on Cyber Resilience for Financial Market Infrastructures

A disruption is an event affecting an organisation’s ability to perform its critical operations.

NISTIR 7298: Glossary of Key Information Security Terms, Revision 2sense 2 pending review

An unplanned event that causes an information system to be inoperable for a length of time (e.g., minor or extended power outage, extended unavailable network, or equipment or facility damage or destruction).

Wordset Dictionary

an act of delaying or interrupting the continuity

Wordset Dictionary

the act of causing disorder

Wordset Dictionary

an event that results in a displacement or discontinuity

Wordset Dictionary

a disorderly outburst or tumult

Classifications

Entity Type

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Sensitivity

unclassified

Information Class

unclassified

Variants

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alternatephrasing
Disruption
plural
disruptions
possessive
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disruptions'