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Moving target defense

Term · Cybersecurity · MLC-T-CYB-002742

The concept of controlling change across multiple system dimensions in order to increase uncertainty and apparent complexity for attackers, reduce their window of opportunity, and increase the costs of their probing and attack efforts.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-CYB-002742
FieldCybersecurity
AbbreviationMTD
ReferencesNIST SP 800-172 [Superseded]; NIST SP 800-172r3; NIST CSRC Glossary
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-CYB-002742",
  "term": "Moving target defense",
  "field": "Cybersecurity",
  "definition": "The concept of controlling change across multiple system dimensions in order to increase uncertainty and apparent complexity for attackers, reduce their window of opportunity, and increase the costs of their probing and attack efforts.",
  "abbreviation": "MTD",
  "references": [
    "NIST SP 800-172 [Superseded]; NIST SP 800-172r3",
    "NIST CSRC Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/cybersecurity/moving-target-defense/"
}

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