work factor
nounverified·updated May 9, 2026
Estimate of the effort or time needed by a potential perpetrator, with specified expertise and resources, to overcome a protective measure.
MWENISTIR 7298: Glossary of Key Information Security Terms, Revision 2
Senses
National Initiative for Cybersecurity Careers and Studies (NICCS) Cybersecurity Lexicon
An estimate of the effort or time needed by a potential adversary, with specified expertise and resources, to overcome a protective measure.
Classifications
Entity Type
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Sensitivity
unclassified
Information Class
unclassified
Variants
- plural
- work factors
- possessive
- work factor's
- pluralpossessive
- work factors'