supply chain attack
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.34 in modern English
35
Scrabble Score
17
Letters
3
Syllables
12
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A cyberattack via a third party in the victim's digital supply chain.
Example Sentences
- "A supply chain attack targets organizations by focusing on weaker links in that organization's supply chain. For example, a supply chain attack can enable hackers to compromise enterprise networks by attacking connected applications or services owned or used by business partners such as suppliers."