Cybersecurity/Data Breach definition
Cybersecurity/Data Breach. A successful incident in which sensitive, confidential, or otherwise protected system/data has been accessed and/or disclosed in an unauthorized fashion. For example, a brute force attack against a protected system, attempting to guess multiple usernames and passwords, is a Cybersecurity Incident, but cannot be defined as a Cybersecurity/Data Breach unless the attacker succeeded in guessing a password. If a Cybersecurity Incident grants the attacker access to protected systems, it may qualify as a Cybersecurity/Data Breach. If the attacker obtained access to USAC Data, it is a Cybersecurity/Data Breach. . Not every Cybersecurity Incident is a Cybersecurity/Data Breach, Privacy Incident, or a Privacy Breach. Most Cybersecurity Incidents do not result in an actual Cybersecurity/Data Breach. Examples of Cybersecurity/Data Breaches may include, but are not limited to: Bringing down the ▇▇▇▇.▇▇▇ website (for example, through a Denial of Service (DoS) Attack. Employee causes ransomware to be installed and encrypts computer or entire network (Phishing Attack, DoS Attack) Attacker obtains USAC Data. through unauthorized access. Unencrypted USAC Data being disseminated through peer-to-peer file sharing service.