That…Incident
The word incident makes us think of the family scandal no one talks about (but everyone whispers). “That…incident…” Yet this is the word for when cybersecurity fails its mission of confidentiality, availability, and/or integrity. And we MUST talk about it. Also – just the dictionary definition of incident doesn’t do the word much service for us in talking with non-cybersecurity colleagues and friends. Definition 1: “A particular occurrence, especially one of minor importance. synonym: occurrence.” […]