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FRD-LAEformerly FRD-ALL-34

Limited Adverse Effect

Definition

A minor negative impact on an organization caused by the loss of confidentiality, integrity, or availability of its information. At a minimum, this includes effects that would likely: (i) result in degradation of the availability or performance of services within the cloud service offering for a minority of relevant users; OR (ii) directly or indirectly result in unauthorized access, disclosure, or modification of a small amount of the federal customer data stored within the cloud service offering by only a few relevant users.

Also Referred To As

limited adverse effectlimited adverse effects

Used in FedRAMP KSI Requirements

This term appears in FedRAMP Key Security Indicator statements. Understanding its precise definition is critical for accurate self-assessment.

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