Disinformation
nounverified·updated Aug 30, 2026
The process of providing deliberately deceptive information to adversaries to mislead or confuse them regarding the security posture of the system or organization or the state of cyber preparedness.
Framework senses
- §1
- misinformation that is deliberately disseminated in order to influence or confuse rivals (foreign enemies or business competitors etc.)
- §1 · glossary
- The process of providing deliberately deceptive information to adversaries to mislead or confuse them regarding the security posture of the system or organization or the state of cyber preparedness.Attribution from the CKI glossary mapping stage (glossary)
- §1 · legacy_primary
- misinformation that is deliberately disseminated in order to influence or confuse rivals (foreign enemies or business competitors etc.)DR-088 backfill from the noun definition column