Cybersecurity Glossary

Path of Least Resistance

The path of least resistance in cybersecurity is an attacker’s easiest route to reaching a target asset.

When an attacker is considering an attack, they will typically look for the easiest way to succeed such as externally-exposed systems and assets that are mostly overlooked by organizations. IT assets owned, created or used by lines of business, third parties, partners or subsidiaries can easily become such a path.

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