The terms are no longer used in issuances being updated within DoD. This publication is the primary terminology source when preparing correspondence, to include policy, strategy, doctrine, and planning documents. Note: Within DoD, Joint Publication 3-13, 'Information Operations, ' 27 November 2012 approved the removal the terms and definitions of computer network attack (CNA), computer network defense (CND), computer network exploitation, and computer network operations (CNO) from JP -1-02, 'Department of Defense Dictionary of Military Terms and Associated Terms.' This term and definition is no longer published in JP 1-02. 1ĬNSSI 4009 Actions taken through the use of computer networks to disrupt, deny, degrade, or destroy information resident in computers and computer networks, or the computers and networks themselves.

Sources: CNSSI 4009-2015 under attack NISTIR 8323r1 under attackĬNSSI 4009-2015 NISTIR 8401 under attack An attack, via cyberspace, targeting an enterprise’s use of cyberspace for the purpose of disrupting, disabling, destroying, or maliciously controlling a computing environment/infrastructure or destroying the integrity of the data or stealing controlled information. Any kind of malicious activity that attempts to collect, disrupt, deny, degrade, or destroy information system resources or the information itself.

Synonym dredge