actionable intelligence
nounverified· unreviewed·updated Aug 30, 2026
Information that can be acted upon to address, prevent or mitigate a cyber threat. The sum of an information system’s characteristics in the broad categories (software, hardware, network, processes and human) which allows an attacker to probe, enter, attack or maintain a presence in the system and potentially cause damage to an FMI. A smaller attack surface means that the FMI is less exploitable and an attack less likely.
Framework senses
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- Information that can be acted upon to address, prevent or mitigate a cyber threat. The sum of an information system’s characteristics in the broad categories (software, hardware, network, processes and human) which allows an attacker to probe, enter, attack or maintain a presence in the system and potentially cause damage to an FMI. A smaller attack surface means that the FMI is less exploitable and an attack less likely.
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- Information that can be acted upon to address, prevent or mitigate a cyber threat. The sum of an information system’s characteristics in the broad categories (software, hardware, network, processes and human) which allows an attacker to probe, enter, attack or maintain a presence in the system and potentially cause damage to an FMI. A smaller attack surface means that the FMI is less exploitable and an attack less likely.DR-088 backfill from the noun definition column