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security event

nounid 4049·updated Aug 28, 2026
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An occurrence, arising from actual or attempted unauthorized access or use by internal or external parties, that impairs or could impair the availability, integrity, or confidentiality of information or systems: result in unauthorized disclosure or theft of information or other assets; or cause damage to systems.

MWE

Attested in

No recorded attestations. They are written when an MWE tagging stage is completed, stamped with the pack version and the document’s digest.

Classifications

Entity Type

Event0%rule-basedmulti_axis_classifier_low_confidence.v1

Sensitivity

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

Information Class

60%llm-generatedllm:claude-haiku-4-5

Variants

synonym
security-related event
plural
security events
possessive
security event's
pluralpossessive
security events'

Framework definitions

NERC CIP-007-6 (System Security Management) v61 senseview framework →
§1
The unauthorized access to a facility or to information. A breach of established security systems.
Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council (FFIEC) IT Examination Handbook Infobase, Glossary1 senseview framework →
§1
An event that potentially compromises the confidentiality, integrity, availability, or accountability of an information system.
TSP Section 1001 senseview framework →
§1 · glossary
An occurrence, arising from actual or attempted unauthorized access or use by internal or external parties, that impairs or could impair the availability, integrity, or confidentiality of information or systems: result in unauthorized disclosure or theft of information or other assets; or cause damage to systems.
Attribution from the CKI glossary mapping stage (glossary)
Legacy lexicon import1 senseview framework →
§1 · legacy_primary
An event that potentially compromises the confidentiality, integrity, availability, or accountability of an information system.
DR-088 backfill from the noun definition column

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Incoming relationships

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