Disinformation
nounverified·updated Aug 30, 2026
The process of providing deliberately deceptive information to adversaries to mislead or confuse them regarding the security posture of the system or organization or the state of cyber preparedness.
NIST SP 800-172r3
Senses
Wordset Dictionary
misinformation that is deliberately disseminated in order to influence or confuse rivals (foreign enemies or business competitors etc.)
Classifications
Entity Type
Threat85%llm-generatedllm:claude-haiku-4-5
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Sensitivity
unclassified
Information Class
unclassified
Variants
- plural
- Disinformations
- possessive
- Disinformation's
- pluralpossessive
- Disinformations'