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COMPROMISING INCIDENT [2 records]

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Record 1 2015-03-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Security
  • Telecommunications
DEF

An incident that results in loss of control, unauthorized access or viewing of accountable COMSEC [communications security] material and that may have a serious negative consequence to operational security.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sécurité
  • Télécommunications
DEF

Incident donnant lieu à la perte de contrôle ou à l'accès physique ou visuel non autorisé à du matériel COMSEC [sécurité des communications] comptable et pouvant avoir de fâcheuses conséquences sur la sécurité des opérations.

Spanish

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Record 2 2012-09-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Risks and Threats (Security)
  • Emergency Management
DEF

A consequence of an incident that involves either the loss of critical infrastructure or a disturbance compromising the functionality of critical infrastructure and that can result in catastrophic loss of life or have an impact on the health, safety, security or economic well-being of a population and the effective functioning of a government.

OBS

In Canada, a disruption of critical infrastructure can involve any of the ten critical infrastructure sectors.

OBS

disruption of critical infrastructure: term and definition standardized by the Canadian Capability-Based Planning Terminology Committee and the Translation Bureau.

Key term(s)
  • critical infrastructure disruption

French

Domaine(s)
  • Risques et menaces (Sécurité)
  • Gestion des urgences
DEF

Conséquence d'un incident qui comprend soit la perte d'infrastructures essentielles, soit la compromission du fonctionnement de celles-ci et qui peut entraîner des pertes de vie massives ou des répercussions sur la santé, la sécurité ou le bien-être économique d'une population et le fonctionnement d'un gouvernement.

OBS

Au Canada, la perturbation d'infrastructures essentielles peut toucher n'importe quel des dix secteurs des infrastructures essentielles.

OBS

perturbation d'infrastructures essentielles : terme et définition normalisés par le Comité de terminologie de la planification axée sur les capacités au Canada et le Bureau de la traduction.

Spanish

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