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work factor

nounid 4684·updated May 9, 2026
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Estimate of the effort or time needed by a potential perpetrator, with specified expertise and resources, to overcome a protective measure.

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Classifications

Entity Type

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Sensitivity

unclassified

Information Class

unclassified

Variants

plural
work factors
possessive
work factor's
pluralpossessive
work factors'

Framework definitions

National Initiative for Cybersecurity Careers and Studies (NICCS) Cybersecurity Lexicon1 senseview framework →
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An estimate of the effort or time needed by a potential adversary, with specified expertise and resources, to overcome a protective measure.
NISTIR 7298: Glossary of Key Information Security Terms, Revision 21 senseview framework →
§1
Estimate of the effort or time needed by a potential perpetrator, with specified expertise and resources, to overcome a protective measure.
CNSSI-4009 (Glossary of Information Assurance Terms)1 senseview framework →
§1
Estimate of the effort or time needed by a potential perpetrator, with specified expertise and resources, to overcome a protective measure.

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