an action taken to counter or offset something
an action taken to offset another action
an action you perform to minimize or eliminate either the threat or the vulnerability
an instance of a Safeguard and is linked to a Vulnerability Potential
A measure intended to prevent, delay or reduce the severity of stream or river problems.
any action or device that reduces a computer system's vulnerability
An action that a company takes to reduce threats to a system. A countermeasure can be a hardware device, software package, procedure, and so on.
Anything which effectively negates or mitigates an adversary's ability to exploit vulnerabilities.
A technical or procedural measure put in place to prevent a known risk from being exploited.
An action, device, procedure, or technique that reduces a threat, a vulnerability, or an attack by eliminating or preventing it, by minimizing the harm it can cause, or by discovering and reporting it so that corrective action can be taken.
A check or restraint on the service designed to enhance security by reducing the risk of an attack (by reducing either the threat or the vulnerability), reducing the impact of an attack, detecting the occurrence of an attack and/or assisting in the recovery from an attack.
A technological or procedural response to address a single point of failure or other threat to the availability of an IT service. Two examples are the use of redundant power supplies and the implementation of a proven database backup procedure.
A countermeasure is a measure or action taken in opposition to another. Several countermeasures are used to counteract the negative effects of space flight, including the performance of rigorous exercise to reduce the degeneration of muscles and bones caused by disuse during stays in microgravity.
A countermeasure is a measure or action taken in opposition to another; in space flight, several countermeasures are used to counteract negative effects of space flight, such as rigorous exercise regimens meant to keep the muscles and bones from degenerating from disuse during stays in near weightlessness.