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information security incident

nouncandidate·updated May 9, 2026

A single or a series of unwanted or unexpected information security events that have a significant probability of compromising business operations and threatening information security.

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Classifications

Entity Type

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Sensitivity

Regulated85%llm-generatedllm:claude-haiku-4-5
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Information Class

unclassified

Variants

plural
information security incidents
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information security incident's
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information security incidents'