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suspicious activity

nounverified·updated Oct 7, 2026

Activities that give the idea or impression that they are of questionable, dishonest, or of dangerous character or conditions.

MWENIST Cybersecurity Framework

Senses

NIST SP 800-171r3attested usage pack match

No definition is given in NIST SP 800-171r3. The term is attested in use at 2 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
events of interest
plural
suspicious activities
possessive
suspicious activity's
pluralpossessive
suspicious activities'