jamming

{
  "id": "MLC-T-CYB-002282",
  "term": "jamming",
  "field": "Cybersecurity",
  "definition": "1. An attack that attempts to interfere with the reception of broadcast communications.\n\n2. A deliberate communications disruption meant to degrade the operational performance of the RF subsystem. Jamming is achieved by interjecting electromagnetic waves on the same frequency that the reader to tag uses for communication.\n\n3. The deliberate radiation, reradiation, or reflection of electromagnetic energy for the purpose of preventing or reducing the effective use of a signal.",
  "references": [
    "CNSSI 4009-2022 from IETF RFC 4949 Ver 2; NIST IR 8323r1",
    "NIST SP 800-98; NIST IR 8323r1 from NIST SP 800-98",
    "NIST IR 8323r1 from USG FRP (2021) (Appendix E)",
    "NIST CSRC Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/cybersecurity/jamming/"
}