passive defense

Language: en

📖 Definitions

  1. A strategy or set of measures focused on protecting assets, infrastructure, or personnel from attack by minimizing vulnerability and absorbing damage, rather than actively engaging the enemy or initiating counter-attacks.; In military or cybersecurity contexts, defensive actions that do not involve direct offensive operations, such as camouflage, concealment, dispersion, and hardening of targets.; A legal or political stance characterized by non-aggression and reliance on existing treaties or international law for protection, as opposed to proactive interventionism.

💬 Examples

  1. The city invested heavily in passive defense systems, such as reinforced shelters and fire-resistant materials, to withstand potential aerial bombardment.

  2. While active cyber threats were being neutralized, the IT team simultaneously implemented passive defense protocols like network segmentation and data encryption.

  3. Critics argued that the nation's policy of passive defense left it vulnerable to border incursions, prompting calls for a more robust security doctrine.