Adversary
nounverified·updated May 9, 2026
Individual, group, organization, or government that conducts or has the intent to conduct detrimental activities.
NISTIR 7298: Glossary of Key Information Security Terms, Revision 2
Senses
National Initiative for Cybersecurity Careers and Studies (NICCS) Cybersecurity Lexicon
An individual, group, organization, or government that conducts or has the intent to conduct detrimental activities.
ISACA Cybersecurity Glossary
A threat agent
Wordset Dictionary
someone who offers opposition
Classifications
Entity Type
Threat92%rule-basedr:entity.threat.actor.v1
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Sensitivity
unclassified
Information Class
unclassified
Variants
- synonym
- opponent
- plural
- Adversaries
- possessive
- Adversary's
- pluralpossessive
- Adversaries'