# countermeasure

> computer security action, device, procedure, or technique that reduces a threat, a vulnerability, or an attack by elimination or prevention

**Wikidata**: [Q5176990](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5176990)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Countermeasure_(computer))  
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