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indicator

nouncandidate·updated May 9, 2026

Recognized action, specific, generalized, or theoretical, that an adversary might be expected to take in preparation for an attack.

Framework senses

National Initiative for Cybersecurity Careers and Studies (NICCS) Cybersecurity Lexicon1 senseview framework →
§1
An occurrence or sign that an incident may have occurred or may be in progress.
CPMI-IOSCO Guidance on Cyber Resilience for Financial Market Infrastructures1 senseview framework →
§1
An occurrence or sign which reveals that an incident may have occurred or be in progress.
NISTIR 7298: Glossary of Key Information Security Terms, Revision 22 sensesview framework →
§1
Recognized action, specific, generalized, or theoretical, that an adversary might be expected to take in preparation for an attack.
§2 · sense_2_pending_review
A sign that an incident may have occurred or may be currently occurring.
CNSSI-4009 (Glossary of Information Assurance Terms)1 senseview framework →
§1
Recognized action, specific, generalized, or theoretical, that an adversary might be expected to take in preparation for an attack.
NIST SP 800-611 senseview framework →
§1
A sign that an incident may have occurred or may be currently occurring.