Unauthorized Hardware, Software, or Media

Official mitigating conditions in play

The formal mitigating conditions (by official paragraph) that case profiles identified on this issue, in cases that were granted vs denied. Extracted for a subset of cases; counts are cases, not percentages of everything. Read what each condition says.

Recent decided examples

• ISCR 19-02686 granted · 2020
  The applicant in this case was a 56-year-old cyber-security analyst employed by a defense contractor since March 2018. He faced security concerns under Guidelines M (Use of Information Technology) and…
• ISCR 22-02395 granted · 2025
  The applicant in this case was a 32-year-old cyber security specialist employed by a defense contractor since May 2019, seeking a security clearance. The Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agenc…
• ISCR 17-02612 denied · 2019
  the conduct; (4) the presence or absence of rehabilitation or other permanent behavioral changes; (5) the motivation for the conduct; (6) the potential for pressure, coercion, or duress; (7) the likel…
• ISCR 18-02284 denied · 2019
  The applicant in this case was a 61-year-old employee of a defense contractor who sought to retain his security clearance. The Department of Defense issued a Statement of Reasons citing concerns under…

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Related issues under Guideline M

• Unauthorized Use of an IT System · 99 cases
• Unspecified IT Misuse · 92 cases
• Pornography / Inappropriate Content on an Employer System · 61 cases
• Unauthorized Access / Entry into an IT System · 44 cases
• Unauthorized Modification, Destruction, or Denial of Access · 40 cases