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data loss

nounid 2223·updated Aug 30, 2026
verified· unreviewed

The exposure of proprietary, sensitive, or classified information through either data theft or data leakage.

MWE

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Classifications

Entity Type

Event0%rule-basedmulti_axis_classifier_low_confidence.v1

Sensitivity

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

Information Class

Ip78%llm-generatedllm:claude-haiku-4-5

Variants

plural
data losses
possessive
data loss's
pluralpossessive
data losses'

Framework definitions

National Initiative for Cybersecurity Careers and Studies (NICCS) Cybersecurity Lexicon1 senseview framework →
§1
The result of unintentionally or accidentally deleting data, forgetting where it is stored, or exposure to an unauthorized party.
NISTIR 7298: Glossary of Key Information Security Terms, Revision 21 senseview framework →
§1
The exposure of proprietary, sensitive, or classified information through either data theft or data leakage.
NIST SP 800-1371 senseview framework →
§1
The exposure of proprietary, sensitive, or classified information through either data theft or data leakage.
Legacy lexicon import1 senseview framework →
§1 · legacy_primary
The exposure of proprietary, sensitive, or classified information through either data theft or data leakage.
DR-088 backfill from the noun definition column

Outgoing relationships

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Incoming relationships

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