active attack
Definition
In computer security, persistent attempt to introduce invalid data into a system, and/or to damage or destroy data already stored in it. In many countries, it is a criminal offense to attempt any such action. See also denial of service attack and passive attack.
active attack is in the Computer Hardware, Software, & Security, Information Science & Technology and Internet & World Wide Web subjects.
active attack appears in the definitions of the following terms: passive attack, denial of service (DOS) attack and attack
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