### Question
How does HOMELAND SECURITY ORGANIZATION define incident?


### Answer
Under *6 U.S.C. § 148*, **incident** is defined as:

> an occurrence that actually or imminently jeopardizes, without lawful authority, the integrity, confidentiality, or availability of information on an information system, or actually or imminently jeopardizes, without lawful authority, an information system

#### Citation:
  - *6 U.S.C. § 148*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 1-HOMELAND SECURITY ORGANIZATION > SUBCHAPTER II-INFORMATION ANALYSIS AND INFRASTRUCTURE PROTECTION > Part C-Information Security**

