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CYBER SECURITY INCIDENT [1 record]

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Record 1 2024-06-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • IT Security
  • Risks and Threats (Security)
DEF

Any unauthorized attempt, whether successful or not, to gain access to, modify, destroy, delete or render unavailable any computer network or system resource.

OBS

Do not confuse with "cyber event," which consists of an observable event in a computer network or system resource, which may or may not have consequences.

OBS

cyber incident: term and definition standardized by Public Safety Canada and the Translation Bureau.

OBS

cyber incident: term standardized by the Translation Bureau and the Office of Critical Infrastructure Protection and Emergency Preparedness (OCIPEP).

Key term(s)
  • cyberincident

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sécurité des TI
  • Risques et menaces (Sécurité)
DEF

Toute tentative non autorisée, fructueuse ou non, pour utiliser, modifier, détruire ou supprimer une ressource d'un réseau ou d'un système informatique, ou pour la rendre inutilisable.

OBS

Ne pas confondre avec «cyberévénement», qui signifie un événement observable qui survient dans un réseau ou un système informatique, et qui peut avoir ou non des conséquences.

OBS

cyberincident : terme et définition normalisés par Sécurité publique Canada et le Bureau de la traduction.

OBS

cyberincident : terme normalisé par le Bureau de la traduction et le Bureau de la protection des infrastructures essentielles et de la protection civile (BPIEPC).

Key term(s)
  • cyber-incident

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Seguridad de IT
  • Riesgos y amenazas (Seguridad)
DEF

Ciberevento adverso en un sistema de información y comunicaciones o la amenaza de que se produzca.

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