Defined term
Flooding
Flooding: An attack that attempts to cause a failure in a system by providing more input than the system can process properly.
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Cybersecurity
Definition
An attack that attempts to cause a failure in a system by providing more input than the system can process properly.
Alternative Definitions
- Definition 2
An attack that attempts to cause a failure in a system by providing more input than the system can process properly. (CNSSI-4009) (NISTIR)
Sources
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Committee on National Security Systems Glossary CNSSI 4009-2015
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The Cyber Glossary
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