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Pervasive attack

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Definition[]

A pervasive attack is

“ [a]n attack on Internet communications that makes use of access at a large number of points in the network, or otherwise provides the attacker with access to a large amount of Internet traffic.[1] ”

References[]

  1. ↑ Confidentiality in the Face of Pervasive Surveillance: A Threat Model and Problem Statement , at 3-4.

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