Active Attack

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-000369",
  "term": "Active Attack",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "1. An actual assault perpetrated by an intentional threat source that attempts to alter a system, its resources, its data, or its operations.\n\n2. An attack on the authentication protocol where the Attacker transmits data to the Claimant, Credential Service Provider, Verifier, or Relying Party. Examples of active attacks include man-in-the-middle, impersonation, and session hijacking.",
  "references": [
    "DHS National Initiative for Cybersecurity and Careers and Studies Explore Terms: A Glossary of Common Cybersecurity Terminology",
    "NIST IR 7298 Revision 2, Glossary of Key Information Security Terms"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/active-attack/"
}