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unusual activity

nounverified·updated Oct 7, 2026

Unexpected or extraordinary behavior.

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 1 citation 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

plural
unusual activities
possessive
unusual activity's
pluralpossessive
unusual activities'