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Contamination

Contamination: See spillage.

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See spillage.

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Type of incident involving the introduction of data of one security classification or security category into data of a lower security classification or different security category. (CNSSI-4009) (NISTIR)

Source: The Cyber GlossaryType: external

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Committee on National Security Systems Glossary CNSSI 4009-2015
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The Cyber Glossary
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