A security incident in which a person has involuntarily accessed classified information they were not normally authorized to access is called what?

• A. Inadvertent Exposure
• B. Deliberate Disclosure
• C. Espionage
• D. Negligence

Answer: (A)

The situation tests recognizing an incident where someone not normally authorized ends up viewing classified information by accident. That unintentional access is what defines the scenario as an inadvertent exposure—the person didn’t intend to see or disclose the information, but it happened anyway.

Deliberate disclosure would involve someone purposely sharing or exposing information, which isn’t implied here. Espionage implies a calculated attempt to steal information for an outside party, with intent to obtain and transfer secrets. Negligence points to a failure to follow procedures or safeguard measures, which can contribute to exposure but doesn’t itself define the act of someone who wasn’t allowed accessing the data by accident.