Flooding

nouncandidate·updated May 9, 2026

An attack that attempts to cause a failure in a system by providing more input than the system can process properly.

Framework senses

3 senses across 3 frameworks

SANS Glossary of Security Terms1 senseview framework →

§1: An attack that attempts to cause a failure in (especially, in the security of) a computer system or other data processing entity by providing more input than the entity can process properly.

NISTIR 7298: Glossary of Key Information Security Terms, Revision 21 senseview framework →

§1: An attack that attempts to cause a failure in a system by providing more input than the system can process properly.

CNSSI-4009 (Glossary of Information Assurance Terms)1 senseview framework →

§1: An attack that attempts to cause a failure in a system by providing more input than the system can process properly.