U.S. flag   An unofficial archive of your favorite United States government website
This is an archive
(replace .gov by .rip)
A  |  B  |  C  |  D  |  E  |  F  |  G  |  H  |  I  |  J  |  K  |  L  |  M  |  N  |  O  |  P  |  Q  |  R  |  S  |  T  |  U  |  V  |  W  |  X  |  Y  |  Z

security-relevant event

Abbreviation(s) and Synonym(s):

None

Definition(s):

  Any event that attempts to change the security state of the system (e.g., change access controls, change the security level of a user, change a user password).  Also, any event that attempts to violate the security policy of the system (e.g., too many logon attempts).
Source(s):
NISTIR 5153 under Security Relevant Event DoD 5200.28-STD