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Criticality Level

nounid 2074·updated May 9, 2026
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Refers to the (consequences of) incorrect behavior of a system. The more serious the expected direct and indirect effects of incorrect behavior, the higher the criticality level.

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Entity Type

Metric85%llm-generatedllm:claude-haiku-4-5

Sensitivity

90%llm-generatedllm:claude-haiku-4-5

Information Class

95%llm-generatedllm:claude-haiku-4-5

Variants

plural
Criticality Levels
possessive
Criticality Level's
pluralpossessive
Criticality Levels'

Framework definitions

NISTIR 7298: Glossary of Key Information Security Terms, Revision 21 senseview framework →
§1
Refers to the (consequences of) incorrect behavior of a system. The more serious the expected direct and indirect effects of incorrect behavior, the higher the criticality level.
CNSSI-4009 (Glossary of Information Assurance Terms)1 senseview framework →
§1
Refers to the (consequences of) incorrect behavior of a system. The more serious the expected direct and indirect effects of incorrect behavior, the higher the criticality level.
Legacy lexicon import1 senseview framework →
§1 · legacy_primary
Refers to the (consequences of) incorrect behavior of a system. The more serious the expected direct and indirect effects of incorrect behavior, the higher the criticality level.
DR-088 backfill from the noun definition column

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