intrusion
nounverified·updated May 9, 2026
Unauthorized act of bypassing the security mechanisms of a system.
Framework senses
National Initiative for Cybersecurity Careers and Studies (NICCS) Cybersecurity Lexicon1 senseview framework →
- §1
- An unauthorized act of bypassing the security mechanisms of a network or information system.
- §1
- Unauthorized act of bypassing the security mechanisms of a system.
- §1
- Unauthorized act of bypassing the security mechanisms of a system.
- §1
- entrance by force or without permission or welcome
- §2
- entry to another's property without right or permission
- §3
- any entry into an area not previously occupied
- §4
- rock produced by an intrusive process
- §5
- the forcing of molten rock into fissures or between strata of an earlier rock formation