event

nounid 2492·updated May 9, 2026
verified

Any observable occurrence in a system and/or network. Events sometimes provide indication that an incident is occurring.

polysemous

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Classifications

Entity Type

Event95%llm-generatedllm:claude-haiku-4-5

Sensitivity

unclassified

Information Class

unclassified

Variants

synonym
caseconsequenceeffectissueoutcomeresultupshot
alternatephrasing
Event
plural
events
possessive
event's
pluralpossessive
events'

Framework definitions

SANS Glossary of Security Terms1 senseview framework →
§1
An event is an observable occurrence in a system or network.
National Initiative for Cybersecurity Careers and Studies (NICCS) Cybersecurity Lexicon1 senseview framework →
§1 · extended_definition_available
An observable occurrence in an information system or network.
ISACA Cybersecurity Glossary1 senseview framework →
§1
Something that happens at a specific place and/or time
NIST Cybersecurity Framework1 senseview framework →
§1
Any observable occurrence in a system and/or network. Events sometimes provide indication that an incident is occurring. (CNSSI-4009).
FFIEC Cybersecurity Assessment Tool, Baseline, May 20171 senseview framework →
§1
Any observable occurrence in a system and/or network. Events sometimes provide indication that an incident is occurring. (CNSSI-4009).
NERC CIP-007-6 (System Security Management) v61 senseview framework →
§1
Any observable occurrence in a system and/or network. Events sometimes provide indication that an incident is occurring. (CNSSI-4009).
NISTIR 7298: Glossary of Key Information Security Terms, Revision 22 sensesview framework →
§1
Any observable occurrence in a network or system.
§2 · sense_2_pending_review
Any observable occurrence in a system and/or network. Events sometimes provide indication that an incident is occurring.
CNSSI-4009 (Glossary of Information Assurance Terms)1 senseview framework →
§1
Any observable occurrence in a system and/or network. Events sometimes provide indication that an incident is occurring.
NIST SP 800-611 senseview framework →
§1
Any observable occurrence in a network or system.
Wordset Dictionary4 sensesview framework →
§1
something that happens at a given place and time
§2
a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
§3
a phenomenon located at a single point in space-time
§4
a special set of circumstances
Legacy lexicon import1 senseview framework →
§1 · legacy_primary
Any observable occurrence in a system and/or network. Events sometimes provide indication that an incident is occurring.
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