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attack surface

Term · Cybersecurity · MLC-T-CYB-000285

1. The set of points on the boundary of a system, a system element, or an environment where an attacker can try to enter, cause an effect on, or extract data from.

2. The set of points on the boundary of a system, a system element, or an environment where an attacker can try to enter, cause an effect on, or extract data from that system, system element, or environment.

3. The set of points on the boundary of a system, a system element, or an environment where an attacker can try to enter, cause an effect on, or extract data from, that system, system element, or environment.

4. The set of points on the boundary of a system, a system component, or an environment where an attacker can try to enter, cause an effect on, or extract data from, that system, component, or environment.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-CYB-000285
FieldCybersecurity
ReferencesNIST SP 800-160 Vol. 2 Rev. 1 from NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 5 (adapted); NIST SP 800-172r3 from OMB Circular A-130 (2016); NIST SP 800-160 Vol. 2 [Superseded] from GAO-19-128 (Adapted, based on SP 800-53); NIST SP 800-172 [Superseded] from GAO-19-128; NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 5; NIST CSRC Glossary
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-CYB-000285",
  "term": "attack surface",
  "field": "Cybersecurity",
  "definition": "1. The set of points on the boundary of a system, a system element, or an environment where an attacker can try to enter, cause an effect on, or extract data from.\n\n2. The set of points on the boundary of a system, a system element, or an environment where an attacker can try to enter, cause an effect on, or extract data from that system, system element, or environment.\n\n3. The set of points on the boundary of a system, a system element, or an environment where an attacker can try to enter, cause an effect on, or extract data from, that system, system element, or environment.\n\n4. The set of points on the boundary of a system, a system component, or an environment where an attacker can try to enter, cause an effect on, or extract data from, that system, component, or environment.",
  "references": [
    "NIST SP 800-160 Vol. 2 Rev. 1 from NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 5 (adapted)",
    "NIST SP 800-172r3 from OMB Circular A-130 (2016)",
    "NIST SP 800-160 Vol. 2 [Superseded] from GAO-19-128 (Adapted, based on SP 800-53); NIST SP 800-172 [Superseded] from GAO-19-128",
    "NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 5",
    "NIST CSRC Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/cybersecurity/attack-surface/"
}

Record 285 of 4,693 in Cybersecurity terminology (MLC-0102). Request the full dataset.