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CYBEROFFENSIVE CAPABILITY [1 record]

Record 1 2026-03-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Electronic Warfare
  • Risks and Threats (Security)
CONT

Offensive cyber capabilities involve deliberate intrusions into opponents' systems or networks, with the intention of causing damage, disruption or destruction.

Key term(s)
  • offensive cybercapability
  • offensive cyber-capability
  • cyberoffensive capability
  • cyber-offensive capability

French

Domaine(s)
  • Guerre électronique
  • Risques et menaces (Sécurité)
CONT

Les cybercapacités offensives impliquent des intrusions délibérées dans les systèmes ou les réseaux [des adversaires] pour les endommager, les perturber ou les détruire.

Spanish

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