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A contamination can occur when classified information is found on a computer or information system that is not accredited for classified information. Contamination of a computer can also occur when malware infiltrates it.<\/p>\n
Contamination may have occurred in an information system when classified information is found on a computer system which is not supposed to be there. This may have happened:<\/p>\n
Contamination can also occur through a computer virus or other form of malware. An anti-virus tool should be enabled to remove an active virus from a system.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
What Does Contamination Mean? A contamination can occur when classified information is found on a computer or information system that is not accredited for classified information. Contamination of a computer can also occur when malware infiltrates it. Techopedia Explains Contamination Contamination may have occurred in an information system when classified information is found on a […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7813,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"footnotes":""},"definitioncat":[218,227,250,216],"class_list":["post-10700","definition","type-definition","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","definitioncat-cybersecurity","definitioncat-data-management","definitioncat-information-assurance","definitioncat-software-development"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n