near miss

Definition of near miss from Directive (EU) 2022/2555, Article 6, point (5).

Defined term	near miss
Source	NIS2
Reference	Article 6, point (5)
Status	Published
Refresh rule	Regenerate after source legal-text changes

Definition

(5) near miss means an event that could have compromised the availability, authenticity, integrity or confidentiality of stored, transmitted or processed data or of the services offered by, or accessible via, network and information systems, but that was successfully prevented from materialising or that did not materialise;

Source

NIS2, Article 6, point (5).