Cyber Attack
nounid
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An attack, via cyberspace, targeting an enterprise’s use of cyberspace for the purpose of disrupting, disabling, destroying, or maliciously controlling a computing environment/infrastructure; or destroying the integrity of the data or stealing controlled information.
MWE
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Classifications
Entity Type
Threat0%rule-basedmulti_axis_classifier_low_confidence.v1
Sensitivity
Regulated75%llm-generatedllm:claude-haiku-4-5
Information Class
unclassified
Variants
- synonym
- cyber attack
- alternatephrasing
- cyberattack
- plural
- Cyber Attackscyberattacks
- possessive
- Cyber Attack'scyberattack's
- pluralpossessive
- Cyber Attacks'cyberattacks'
Framework definitions
- §1
- A cyberspace attack targeting an enterprises use of cyberspace to disrupt, disable, destroy, or maliciously control a computing environment or infrastructure; or destroy the integrity of the data or steal controlled information.
- §1
- The use of an exploit by an adversary to take advantage of a weakness(es) with the intent of achieving an adverse effect on the ICT environment.
Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council (FFIEC) IT Examination Handbook Infobase, Glossary1 senseview framework →
- §1
- An attempt to damage, disrupt, or gain unauthorized access to a computer, computer system, or electronic communications network. An attack, via cyberspace, targeting an institution for the purpose of disrupting, disabling, destroying, or maliciously controlling a computing environment/infrastructure; or destroying the integrity of the data or stealing controlled information.
- §1
- An attack, via cyberspace, targeting an enterprise’s use of cyberspace for the purpose of disrupting, disabling, destroying, or maliciously controlling a computing environment/infrastructure; or destroying the integrity of the data or stealing controlled information.
- §1
- An attack, via cyberspace, targeting an enterprise’s use of cyberspace for the purpose of disrupting, disabling, destroying, or maliciously controlling a computing environment/infrastructure; or destroying the integrity of the data or stealing controlled information.
- §1 · legacy_primary
- An attack, via cyberspace, targeting an enterprise’s use of cyberspace for the purpose of disrupting, disabling, destroying, or maliciously controlling a computing environment/infrastructure; or destroying the integrity of the data or stealing controlled information.DR-088 backfill from the noun definition column
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