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Significant Cyber Incident

Significant Cyber Incident: A cyber incident that is (or group of related cyber incidents that together are) likely to result in demonstrable harm to the…

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A cyber incident that is (or group of related cyber incidents that together are) likely to result in demonstrable harm to the national security interests, foreign relations, or econ- omy of the United States or to the public confidence, civil liberties, or public health and safety of the American people.

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A cyber incident that is (or group of related cyber incidents that together are) likely to result in demonstrable harm to the national security interests, foreign relations, or economy of the United States or to the public confidence, civil liberties, or public health and safety of the American people. SOURCE: Cyberspace Solarium Commission Final Report, 2020

Source: The Cyber GlossaryType: external

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March 2020 CSC Report
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The Cyber Glossary
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