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indicator

nounid 2841·updated May 9, 2026
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Recognized action, specific, generalized, or theoretical, that an adversary might be expected to take in preparation for an attack.

polysemous

Classifications

Entity Type

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Sensitivity

unclassified

Information Class

unclassified

Variants

synonym
indexindex numberindicant
alternatephrasing
Indicator
plural
indicators
possessive
indicator's
pluralpossessive
indicators'

Framework definitions

National Initiative for Cybersecurity Careers and Studies (NICCS) Cybersecurity Lexicon1 senseview framework →
§1
An occurrence or sign that an incident may have occurred or may be in progress.
CPMI-IOSCO Guidance on Cyber Resilience for Financial Market Infrastructures1 senseview framework →
§1
An occurrence or sign which reveals that an incident may have occurred or be in progress.
NISTIR 7298: Glossary of Key Information Security Terms, Revision 22 sensesview framework →
§1
Recognized action, specific, generalized, or theoretical, that an adversary might be expected to take in preparation for an attack.
§2 · sense_2_pending_review
A sign that an incident may have occurred or may be currently occurring.
CNSSI-4009 (Glossary of Information Assurance Terms)1 senseview framework →
§1
Recognized action, specific, generalized, or theoretical, that an adversary might be expected to take in preparation for an attack.
NIST SP 800-611 senseview framework →
§1
A sign that an incident may have occurred or may be currently occurring.
Wordset Dictionary4 sensesview framework →
§1
a device for showing the operating condition of some system
§2
a number or ratio (a value on a scale of measurement) derived from a series of observed facts
§3
a signal for attracting attention
§4
(chemistry) a substance that changes color to indicate the presence of some ion or substance

Outgoing relationships

related

Incoming relationships

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