Jamming

Definitions

1. The deliberate interference with wireless communications by transmitting noise or competing signals that disrupt reception. Jamming affects availability rather than confidentiality, but it can disable Wi-Fi, GPS, drones, and industrial wireless systems in serious ways.

   In plain English: Intentionally disrupting wireless communication by flooding it with interference.

   Example: "The facility treated GPS jamming as a real operational risk because timing loss would affect multiple downstream systems."

Related Terms

• Deauthentication
• Distributed Denial of Service
• Flood Attack
• High Availability Security
• Hot Standby Security
• Maintenance Window Security
• Near Field Communication Security
• Operational Resilience
• Quota Exhaustion
• Resource Exhaustion
• Rogue Access Point