Primary definition
Identification of technical evidence of a cyber event and/or the assignment of responsibility for a cyber event. The technical source may be different from the responsible actor.
Also known ascyber attribution · attack attribution · threat attribution · technical attribution · source attribution · actor attribution · attribution analysis · attribution determination · attribution assessment · attribution of responsibility · attribution of cyber attack · attribution of cyber event
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— March 2020 CSC ReportView source
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Identification of technical evidence of a cyber event and/or the assignment of responsibility for a cyber event. The technical source may be different from the responsible actor.
March 2020 CSC Report · 2024
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Election Security Glossary. (2026). Attribution. In Election Security Glossary. Retrieved August 20, 2026, from https://electionsecurityglossary.com/glossary/attribution
Sources
3 cited · last checked Aug 10, 2026
01
March 2020 CSC Report
March 2020 CSC Report
High consensus
02
The Cyber Glossary
The Cyber Glossary
Multi-source
03
ODNI Cyber Threats to Elections Lexicon
ODNI Cyber Threats to Elections Lexicon
Multi-source
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