"To compromise" means "to weaken" or "to endanger", not "to make _a_ compromise". To make a compromise is an intentional act, but you can compromise (e.g. the security of) something by sloppiness. So yes, it is a different point.
(Yeah, I know, don't blame me. English _is_ weird.)
If it wasn't intentional, then it wasn't a compromise. So it's not a different point.