Categories of Security Incidents
Security Violation
Section titled “Security Violation”A deliberate, negligent, or reckless action that leads to or could lead to the loss, damage, corruption, or disclosure of official resources.
Examples
Section titled “Examples”- Espionage or suspected espionage
- Loss or compromise of CONFIDENTIAL or higher-level material, or significant quantities of lower-level material
- Tampering with security containers or systems
- Loss, compromise, theft, or attempted theft of protectively marked equipment
- Compromise of keys to security locks or combination settings
- Recovery of unreported missing protectively marked material or equipment
- Unauthorised disclosure of official or protectively marked info, significant loss or compromise of cryptographic material
- Unauthorised access to an alarm system covering a secured area
- Loss, theft, attempted theft, recovery, or suspicious incidents involving weapons, munitions, explosives, or hazardous materials
- Continuous breaches involving the same person or work area, warranting an investigation
Security Breach
Section titled “Security Breach”An unintentional failure to observe the protective security mandatory requirements.
Examples
Section titled “Examples”- Access passes or identification documents lost or left insecure
- Protectively marked material left in UNCLASSIFIED waste bins
- Protectively marked material not properly secured or stored
Security Infringement
Section titled “Security Infringement”Any incident that violates internal protective security procedures, other than those that can be categorised as a security breach or violation.
Examples
Section titled “Examples”- Access doors wedged open for convenience