TERM

incident management

The management and coordination of activities associated with an actual or potential occurrence of an event that may result in adverse consequences to information or information systems.

Updated

Jan 06, 2026

Senses

Sense 1

The management and coordination of activities associated with an actual or potential occurrence of an event that may result in adverse consequences to information or information systems.

NICCS (CISA) Cybersecurity Vocabulary

Bibliography

NICCS (CISA) Cybersecurity Vocabulary
Accessed Jan 06, 2026Quoted
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Source: NICCS (CISA) Cybersecurity Vocabulary (niccs.cisa.gov).