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supply chain attack

supply chain attack noun: a cyberattack via a third party in the victim's digital supply chain.

Noun

supply chain attack (plural supply chain attacks)

  1. (computer security) A cyberattack via a third party in the victim's digital supply chain.
    • A supply chain attack targets organizations by focusing on weaker links in that organization's supply chain. For example, a supply chain attack can enable hackers to compromise enterprise networks by attacking connected applications or services owned or used by business partners such as suppliers.2023, R. Kelly Rainer, Brad Prince, Introduction to Information Systems, 10th edition, John Wiley & Sons, →ISBN, page 83

Forms of supply chain attack

pluralsupply chain attacks

Questions about supply chain attack

What does supply chain attack mean?
Supply chain attack means a cyberattack via a third party in the victim's digital supply chain.
What part of speech is supply chain attack?
Supply chain attack is a noun.
What is the plural of supply chain attack?
The plural of supply chain attack is supply chain attacks.

Words near supply chain attack in the dictionary

  1. suppling
  2. supply
  3. supply air
  4. supply and demand
  5. supply chain
  6. supply chain attack
  7. supply chain attacks
  8. supply chain visibilities
  9. supply chain visibility
  10. supply chains
  11. supply curve

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