Definition
An action taken to prevent or combat something harmful or negative, especially in response to an attack or threat.
Etymology
From counter- (opposite, against) + measure (a way of judging or determining something). Counter comes from Latin contra, while measure comes from Latin mensura meaning 'to measure.'
Kelly Says
In cybersecurity, countermeasures are constantly being invented as hackers create new attacks—it's like a never-ending game of strategic chess between good and evil.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
አንፃር አ CPS
an-tsar a-CPS
ARالعربية
القيام بواجب
al-qiyaam bi-wajib
BNবাংলা
প্রতিরোধ ব্যবস্থা
pro-ti-ro-dho byab-ostha
CACatalà
mesura contra
me-su-ra kon-tra
CSČeština
opatření proti
o-pa-tření pro-ti
DADansk
modforanstaltning
mod-for-an-stäl-ling
DEDeutsch
Gegenmaßnahme
ɡeːɡənˈmaːsˌnaːmə
ELΕλληνικά
αντιμετροπή
an-ti-me-tro-pi
ESEspañol
contramedida
kon-tra-me-ˈdi-a
FAفارسی
مقابله
mo-qa-baleh
FISuomi
vasta-toimenpide
vasta-toimen-pi-de
FRFrançais
contre-mesure
kɔ̃tʁə-me.zyʁ
HIहिन्दी
प्रति-उपाय
prati-upaay
HUMagyar
ellenintézkedés
el-len-in-téz-ke-dés
IDBahasa Indonesia
tindakan penanggulangan
tin-dak-an pe-nan-gul-an-gan
ITItaliano
contromisura
kontro-mee-ˈsuːra
KKKK
қарсы шара
kar-sy shar-a
KMKM
ប្រព័ន្ធប្រឆាំង
pra-pov-an-th-pra-cha-ang
MRMR
प्रतिकार
pri-ti-kaar
MSBahasa Melayu
ukur balas
u-kur ba-las
MYမြန်မာ
ပြန်လည် တားဆီး
pyan-li-ta-si
NLNederlands
tegenmaatregel
te-gen-maat-re-gel
NONorsk
mottiltak
mot-til-tak
PLPolski
środek przeciwdziałania
środek przi-e-w-dział-a-ni-a
PTPortuguês
contramedida
kon-tra-me-ˈdi-ɐ
RORomână
măsură contra
ma-su-ră kon-tra
RUРусский
меры противодействия
mer' proytivo-deystviya
SVSvenska
motåtgärd
mot-å-tgaːrd
SWKiswahili
hatua ya kupinga
ha-tua ya ku-pi-nga
TAதமிழ்
எதிர்ப்பு
e-thir-pu
TEతెలుగు
ప్రతిరోధ
pri-ti-ro-dha
THไทย
มาตรการป้องกัน
ma-tra-gaan pong-gan
TRTürkçe
karşı önlem
karşı ön-lem
UKУкраїнська
заходи протидії
zah-ho-di pro-ti-dii-i
URاردو
مقابله
mu-qa-balah
VITiếng Việt
biện pháp đối kháng
bien-phap doi-khang
YOYO
àwọn ìgbàgbọ̀
awon i-gbag-bo
ZUZU
isikhathi sokuthintela
i-si-kha-thi so-ku-thin-te-la