(DoD) Actions taken through the use of computer networks to disrupt, deny, degrade, or destroy information resident in computers and computer networks, or the computers and networks themselves. Also called CNA. See also computer network defense; computer network exploitation; computer network operations.
Department of Defense Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms. 31 January 2011.
| APA | Military Dictionary (DoD). (2011). computer network attack. Retrieved September 21, 2026, from http://smartdefine.org/computer_network_attack/definitions/1960962 |
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| MLA | Military Dictionary (DoD). "computer network attack" 4 April 2011. Web. 21 September 2026. <http://smartdefine.org/computer_network_attack/definitions/1960962> |