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Threat Shifting

Threat Shifting: Response from adversaries to perceived safeguards and/or countermeasures (i.e., security controls), in which the adversaries change some…

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Response from adversaries to perceived safeguards and/or countermeasures (i.e., security controls), in which the adversaries change some characteristic of their intent to do harm in order to avoid and/or overcome those safeguards/countermeasures. (SP 800-30) (NISTIR)

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