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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

Wordset Dictionary1 senseview framework →
§1
misinformation that is deliberately disseminated in order to influence or confuse rivals (foreign enemies or business competitors etc.)
NIST SP 800-172r31 senseview framework →
§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)
Legacy lexicon import1 senseview framework →
§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