Cyber Incident Glossary Definition

Term Cyber Incident
Definition

Cyber Incident is an incident-response concept used to describe, organize, or coordinate the handling of cyber events and security incidents.

Context & Usage

Cyber Incident appears in monitoring workflows, incident reports, response playbooks, tabletop exercises, and security-operations metrics. It is retained here because professionals may encounter the term in NIST guidance, security reviews, or technical documentation and need a concise public explanation.

Categories Cybersecurity, Compliance, and Access Management