Definitions[]
Security[]
An active threat ia
| “ | the threat of a deliberate unauthorized change to the state of the computer system. Examples of security-relevant active threats may be: modification of messages, replay of messages, insertion of spurious messages, masquerading as an authorized entity and denial of service."[1] | ” |
| “ | [t]he threat of a deliberate unauthorized alteration of information contained in the system, or change to the state of the system.[2] | ” |
References[]
- ↑ ATIS Telecom Glossary 2007.
- ↑ ITU, "Compendium of Approved ITU-T Security Definitions," at 3 (Feb. 2003 ed.) (full-text).