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Definitions[]

A penetration signature is

  • "[t]he description of a situation or set of conditions in which a penetration might occur."[1]
  • "[t]he characteristics or identifying marks that may be produced by a penetration."[2]

References[]

  1. Auditing and Financial Management: Glossary of EDP Terminology, at 12.
  2. Department of Defense, National Computer Security Center, Glossary of Computer Security Terms (NCSC-TG-004, Ver. 1) (Oct. 21, 1988).
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