Administrative Incident (comsec)

Primary definition

A violation of procedures or practices dangerous to security that is not serious enough to jeopardize the integrity of a controlled cryptographic item (CCI), but requires corrective action to ensure the violation does not recur or possibly lead to a reportable COMSEC incident. Source: CNSSI No. 4001 (adapted)

Also known asadministrative COMSEC incident · administrative incident · admin incident (COMSEC) · COMSEC administrative incident · administrative security incident
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A violation of procedures or practices dangerous to security that is not serious enough to jeopardize the integrity of a controlled cryptographic item (CCI), but requires corrective action to ensure the violation does not recur or possibly lead to a reportable COMSEC incident. Source: CNSSI No. 4001 (adapted)

Committee on National Security Systems Glossary CNSSI 4009-2015 · 2024

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Election Security Glossary. (2026). Administrative Incident (comsec). In Election Security Glossary. Retrieved August 13, 2026, from https://electionsecurityglossary.com/glossary/administrative-incident-comsec

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Committee on National Security Systems Glossary CNSSI 4009-2015
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