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nounid
163666·updated Oct 4, 2026verified
No definition is given in NIST SP 800-171r3. The term is attested in use at 1 citation in that document; a definition is pending curation.
MWE
Source
Malicious code insertions occur through the exploitation of system vulnerabilities. Malicious code can be inserted into the system in a variety of ways, including email, the internet, and portable storage devices. Malicious code includes viruses, worms, Trojan horses, and spyware. Malicious code can be encoded in various formats, contained in compressed or hidden files, or hidden in files using techniques such as steganography. Malicious code may be present in commercial off-the-shelf software and custom-built software and could include logic bombs, backdoors, and other types of attacks that could affect organizational mission and business functions. Periodic scans of the system and real-time scans of files from external sources as files are downloaded, opened, or executed can detect malicious code. Malicious code protection mechanisms can also monitor systems for anomalous or unexpected behaviors and take appropriate actions.the sentence this term was read in
Proposed during multiword review of this document in the CKI mapping queue.
Attested in
NIST SP 800-171 Rev 3 - Protecting CUI in Nonfederal Systems
03.14.02.c.2 ¶ 1
Classifications
Entity Type
Unknown—cki_proposal_default_pending_classifier
Sensitivity
unclassified
Information Class
unclassified
Variants
- plural
- hidden files
- possessive
- hidden file's
- pluralpossessive
- hidden files'
Framework definitions
- §1 · attested_usage_reviewer_confirmed
- No definition is given in NIST SP 800-171r3. The term is attested in use at 1 citation in that document; a definition is pending curation.Increment 2: attested in NIST SP 800-171r3 without a glossary definition.
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