Issue Encyclopedia · Guideline M · IT Systems
Unauthorized Access / Entry into an IT System
What the decided record shows for this issue, computed from public DOHA hearing-level decisions. Descriptive history, not a prediction.
Decided cases
44
verified hearing-level decisions
Granted
41%
18 granted · 26 denied or revoked
Official mitigating conditions cited
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 numbers of cases, not rates. Read what each condition says.
| Condition | In granted cases | In denied cases |
|---|---|---|
| ¶ 41(a) | 10 | 1 |
| ¶ 41(b) | 6 | 1 |
Recent decided examples
- ISCR 18-00557 granted · 2020The applicant in this case was a 45-year-old information technology support specialist who sought a security clearance to work in the defense industry. The Department of Defense (DoD) issued a Stateme…
- ISCR 19-02686 granted · 2020The 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 19-01138 denied · 2019The applicant in this case was a 40-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…
- ISCR 20-01562 denied · 2021The applicant in this case was a 35-year-old individual who had worked for various defense contractors since 2004 and had been granted a security clearance in 2006. The Defense Counterintelligence and…
Related issues under Guideline M
- Unauthorized Use of an IT System · 100 cases
- Unspecified IT Misuse · 91 cases
- Pornography / Inappropriate Content on an Employer System · 61 cases
- Unauthorized Modification, Destruction, or Denial of Access · 40 cases
- Unauthorized Hardware, Software, or Media · 35 cases
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