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Cortar la
continuidad de algo en el lugar o en el tiempo.
DRAE.
Diccionario de la Lengua Española.
Suceso no
planificado que deja inutilizable un sistema o una aplicación durante un tiempo
inaceptable (desmesuradamente largo).
An unplanned event that
causes the general system or major application to be inoperable for an
unacceptable length of time (e.g., minor or extended power outage, extended
unavailable network, or equipment or facility damage or destruction). [CNSSI_4009:2010]
(I) A circumstance or event
that interrupts or prevents the correct operation of system services and
functions. (See: availability, critical, system integrity, threat consequence.)
[RFC4949:2007]
event, whether anticipated
(e.g. a labour strike or hurricane) or unanticipated (e.g. a blackout or
earthquake), which causes an unplanned, negative deviation from the expected
delivery of products or services according to the organizations objectives. [BS25999-1:2006]
An unplanned event that
causes the general system or major application to be inoperable for an
unacceptable length of time (e.g., minor or extended power outage, extended
unavailable network, or equipment or facility damage or destruction). [NIST-SP800-34:2002]
A circumstance or event that
interrupts or prevents the correct operation of system services and functions.
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