adversary

{
  "id": "MLC-T-CYB-000107",
  "term": "adversary",
  "field": "Cybersecurity",
  "definition": "1. Person, group, organization, or government that conducts or has the intent to conduct detrimental activities.\n\n2. An entity that is not authorized to access or modify information, or who works to defeat any protections afforded the information.\n\n3. A malicious entity whose goal is to determine, to guess, or to influence the output of an RBG.",
  "references": [
    "CNSSI 4009-2022 from DHS Lexicon Terms and Definitions, NIST SP 800-30 Rev. 1 (adapted); NIST SP 800-30 Rev. 1 from DHS Risk Lexicon",
    "NIST SP 800-107 Rev. 1",
    "NIST IR 8427",
    "NIST CSRC Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/cybersecurity/adversary/"
}