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CYBERATTRIBUTION [1 record]

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Record 1 2025-02-27

English

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

Cyber attribution seeks to determine the responsibility for cyberspace operations. As with real-world violence, the process of attribution includes both technical and political assessments. Technical methods include analyses of malware and routines that tie cyber effect operations to known actors.

Key term(s)
  • cyberattribution
  • cyber-attribution

French

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

L'attribution d'une cyberattaque est très difficile à réaliser techniquement, du fait des nombreuses techniques employées par les pirates pour couvrir leurs traces, et politiquement sensible.

Key term(s)
  • cyber-attribution

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Seguridad de IT
  • Riesgos y amenazas (Seguridad)
  • Guerra electrónica
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