Alert fatigue
The tendency to ignore warnings after being shown too many false or low-value ones.
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- The Pipeline That Shipped the Bug Anyway (Cybersecurity for Juniors 3, Ch 8)
Related terms
- Adware Malware built specifically to flood a device with unwanted ads.
- Agentic AI An AI system that can take real actions, not just generate text responses.
- AI supply chain attack Tampering with a model, dataset or code library before people download and use it.
- Attachment A file sent along with an email or message.
- Attack surface Everything about a system that could possibly be attacked or misused.
- Audit A careful check of habits or systems against what's actually recommended.