security alert
nounverified·updated Oct 7, 2026
Any form of notification or alert structure that something is amiss with the system's configuration, settings, etc.
MWEFFIEC Cybersecurity Assessment Tool, Baseline, May 2017
Senses
NIST SP 800-171r3attested usage pack match
No definition is given in NIST SP 800-171r3. The term is attested in use at 3 citations in that document; a definition is pending curation.
Classifications
Entity Type
Event100%manual reviewI-079.event_restored
Ddorianclast reviewed —
Event is a type again; Triggering Event is an Event that obliges a response (Dorian, 2026-10-07; cki DESIGN.md I-079)
Sensitivity
unclassified
Information Class
unclassified
Variants
- synonym
- security notification
- plural
- security alerts
- possessive
- security alert's
- pluralpossessive
- security alerts'