flooding

{
  "id": "MLC-T-CYB-001769",
  "term": "flooding",
  "field": "Cybersecurity",
  "definition": "1. An attack that attempts to cause a failure in a system by providing more input than the system can process properly.\n\n2. An attack in which an attacker sends large numbers of wireless messages at a high rate to prevent the wireless network from processing legitimate traffic.",
  "references": [
    "CNSSI 4009-2015 from IETF RFC 4949 Ver 2; CNSSI 4009-2022 from IETF RFC 4949 Ver 2",
    "NIST SP 800-48 Rev. 1 [Withdrawn]",
    "NIST CSRC Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/cybersecurity/flooding/"
}