data driven attack
Definition
In computer security, scheme in which malicious code is embedded in innocuous-looking data which (when executed by a program) plays out the intended destructive results. This scheme is designed to make the malicious code get through the firewalls and attack the system from behind them.
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data driven attack is in the Data Management, Communications, & Networks, Disaster Planning & Risk Management and Information Science & Technology subjects.
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