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dynamic attack surface

nounid 2378·updated May 9, 2026
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The automated, on-the-fly changes of an information system's characteristics to thwart actions of an adversary.

MWE

Classifications

Entity Type

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Sensitivity

unclassified

Information Class

unclassified

Variants

plural
dynamic attack surfaces
possessive
dynamic attack surface's
pluralpossessive
dynamic attack surfaces'

Framework definitions

National Initiative for Cybersecurity Careers and Studies (NICCS) Cybersecurity Lexicon1 senseview framework →
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The automated, on-the-fly changes of an information system's characteristics to thwart actions of an adversary.

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