Lateral Movement

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Definition

A cybersecurity term for when a hacker gains access to your network and starts exploring other systems. It's like an intruder breaking into your front door and then casually strolling through all the rooms.

Example Usage

The security audit revealed that attackers had achieved lateral movement throughout our infrastructure for three months undetected.

Source: Cybersecurity terminology

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