(DoD) Actions taken to protect, monitor, analyze, detect and respond to unauthorized activity within Department of Defense information systems and computer networks. Also called CND. See also computer network attack; 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 defense. Retrieved September 21, 2026, from http://smartdefine.org/computer_network_defense/definitions/1960963 |
| Chicago | Military Dictionary (DoD). 2011. "computer network defense" http://smartdefine.org/computer_network_defense/definitions/1960963 (accessed September 21, 2026). |
| Harvard | Military Dictionary (DoD) 2011, computer network defense, Smart Define, viewed 21 September, 2026, <http://smartdefine.org/computer_network_defense/definitions/1960963>. |
| MLA | Military Dictionary (DoD). "computer network defense" 4 April 2011. Web. 21 September 2026. <http://smartdefine.org/computer_network_defense/definitions/1960963> |