1. Disclosure of information to unauthorized persons, or a violation of the security policy of a system in which unauthorized intentional or unintentional disclosure, modification, destruction, or loss of an object may have occurred. Source: NIST SP 800-32 2. a. (General) the disclosure of classified data to persons not authorized to receive that data. b. (Automated Information Systems) A violation of the security policy of a system such that an unauthorized disclosure, modification, or destruction of sensitive information has occurred. Source: NSA/CSS Manual Number 3-16 (COMSEC)
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1. Disclosure of information to unauthorized persons, or a violation of the security policy of a system in which unauthorized intentional or unintentional disclosure, modification, destruction, or loss of an object may have occurred. Source: NIST SP 800-32 2. a. (General) the disclosure of classified data to persons not authorized to receive that data. b. (Automated Information Systems) A violation of the security policy of a system such that an unauthorized disclosure, modification, or destruction of sensitive information has occurred. Source: NSA/CSS Manual Number 3-16 (COMSEC)
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Election Security Glossary. (2026). Compromise. In Election Security Glossary. Retrieved August 20, 2026, from https://electionsecurityglossary.com/glossary/compromise
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