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Targeted/targeting

Targeted/targeting: A cyber actor’s targeting of a particular victim can refer to any aspect of the actor’s attempts to select a system to conduct operations…

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A cyber actor’s targeting of a particular victim can refer to any aspect of the actor’s attempts to select a system to conduct operations against, learn about, find vulnerabilities, gain access, or conduct other malicious activities. The term also connotes an attempt at conducting malicious cyber activity, without indicating the degree of success an actor achieved. We recommend greater specificity and clarification of the specific usage whenever available intelligence allows. electromechanical and electric components of a voting system that the voter uses to view the ballot, indicate his/her selections, and verify those selections. In some instances, the voting electromechanical and electric components of a voting system that the voter uses to view the ballot, indicate his/her selections, and verify those selections. In some instances, the voting (EAC), a bipartisan commission charged with developing voting system guidelines.

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ODNI Cyber Threats to Elections Lexicon
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