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What is Security Incident
Security Incident is a term designating any unusual or unpleasant security event that leads to distortion of rules of security in the organization.

Security Incident is a term designating any unusual or unpleasant security event that leads to the distortion of rules of security in the organization. Security incident is due to a failure of security measures or breach of security policy. By its nature it can be:

  • Information security incident - breach of confidentiality, integrity, availability or repudiation of information
  • Personnel security incident - infringement of personal safety
  • Incident of physical nature - breach of security of property or infrastructure (such as burglary)

Security incident can cause problems (disaster, accident, financial loss), increase risks, and reduce safety.

Security incidents in practice: Management of incidents should be part of well-set processes, particularly in the area of ​​security.

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