event
nounverified·updated May 9, 2026
Any observable occurrence in a system and/or network. Events sometimes provide indication that an incident is occurring.
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Senses
SANS Glossary of Security Terms
An event is an observable occurrence in a system or network.
National Initiative for Cybersecurity Careers and Studies (NICCS) Cybersecurity Lexiconextended definition available
An observable occurrence in an information system or network.
ISACA Cybersecurity Glossary
Something that happens at a specific place and/or time
NIST Cybersecurity Framework
Any observable occurrence in a system and/or network. Events sometimes provide indication that an incident is occurring. (CNSSI-4009).
NISTIR 7298: Glossary of Key Information Security Terms, Revision 2
Any observable occurrence in a network or system.
Wordset Dictionary
something that happens at a given place and time
Wordset Dictionary
a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
Wordset Dictionary
a phenomenon located at a single point in space-time
Wordset Dictionary
a special set of circumstances
Classifications
Entity Type
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Sensitivity
unclassified
Information Class
unclassified
Variants
- synonym
- caseconsequenceeffectissueoutcomeresultupshot
- alternatephrasing
- Event
- plural
- events
- possessive
- event's
- pluralpossessive
- events'