attack
nouncandidate·updated May 9, 2026
Any kind of malicious activity that attempts to collect, disrupt, deny, degrade, or destroy information system resources or the information itself.
Framework senses
National Initiative for Cybersecurity Careers and Studies (NICCS) Cybersecurity Lexicon1 senseview framework →
- §1 · extended_definition_available
- An attempt to gain unauthorized access to system services, resources, or information, or an attempt to compromise system integrity.
- §1
- An actual occurrence of an adverse event
- §1
- In Computing: any kind of malicious activity that attempts to collect, disrupt, deny, degrade, or destroy information system resources or the information itself.
- §1
- An attempt to gain unauthorized access to system services, resources, or information, or an attempt to compromise system integrity.
- §2 · sense_2_pending_review
- Any kind of malicious activity that attempts to collect, disrupt, deny, degrade, or destroy information system resources or the information itself.
- §1
- Any kind of malicious activity that attempts to collect, disrupt, deny, degrade, or destroy information system resources or the information itself.
- §1
- An attempt to gain unauthorized access to system services, resources, or information, or an attempt to compromise system integrity.
- §1
- Any kind of malicious activity that attempts to collect, disrupt, deny, degrade, or destroy information system resources or the information itself.
- §1
- Action targeting a learning system to cause malfunction.