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work factor

Term · Cybersecurity · MLC-T-CYB-004641

An estimate of the effort or time needed by a potential perpetrator with specified expertise and resources to overcome a protective measure.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-CYB-004641
FieldCybersecurity
ReferencesCNSSI 4009-2022; NIST CSRC Glossary
Record as JSON
{
  "id": "MLC-T-CYB-004641",
  "term": "work factor",
  "field": "Cybersecurity",
  "definition": "An estimate of the effort or time needed by a potential perpetrator with specified expertise and resources to overcome a protective measure.",
  "references": [
    "CNSSI 4009-2022",
    "NIST CSRC Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/cybersecurity/work-factor/"
}

Record 4,641 of 4,693 in Cybersecurity terminology (MLC-0102). Request the full dataset.