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Cyber Attack

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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.

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Classifications

Entity Type

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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

SEC IM Guidance Update: Cybersecurity Guidance, No. 2015-021 senseview framework →
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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.
CPMI-IOSCO Guidance on Cyber Resilience for Financial Market Infrastructures1 senseview framework →
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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 →
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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.
NISTIR 7298: Glossary of Key Information Security Terms, Revision 21 senseview framework →
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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.
CNSSI-4009 (Glossary of Information Assurance Terms)1 senseview framework →
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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.
Legacy lexicon import1 senseview framework →
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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.
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