home/glossary/Log Clipping

Log Clipping

nounid 3162·updated May 9, 2026
candidate

Log clipping is the selective removal of log entries from a system log to hide a compromise.

MWE

Classifications

Entity Type

Threat85%llm-generatedllm:claude-haiku-4-5

Sensitivity

Regulated80%llm-generatedllm:claude-haiku-4-5

Information Class

Cui65%llm-generatedllm:claude-haiku-4-5

Variants

plural
Log Clippings
possessive
Log Clipping's
pluralpossessive
Log Clippings'

Framework definitions

SANS Glossary of Security Terms1 senseview framework →
§1
Log clipping is the selective removal of log entries from a system log to hide a compromise.

Outgoing relationships

No outgoing triples
This term is not the subject of any RDF-style relationship yet.

Incoming relationships

No incoming triples
No other term currently asserts a relationship to this one.