Understanding how your adversary operates is essential to effective cyber security. CAPEC™ is a comprehensive dictionary and classification taxonomy of known attacks that can be used by analysts, developers, testers, and educators to advance community understanding and enhance defenses.

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Total Attack Patterns: 508
 

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Page Last Updated or Reviewed: August 01, 2017
 

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