administrative incident (COMSEC)

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Definition(s):

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(s):
CNSSI 4009-2015 from CNSSI 4001 - Adapted

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administrative incident (COMSEC)

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