evade detection
idiom
: to avoid being found out or discovered
His criminal activities somehow evaded detection.
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The attacks evade detection by exploiting the DNS over HTTPS (DoH) upgrade, and also a raft of mass emailing spam techniques.
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Zak Doffman, Forbes.com, 30 Mar. 2025
With such attacks becoming increasingly sophisticated, and cyberattacks using AI to create malware capable of real-time adaptation to evade detection, updating and patching of systems regularly while limiting system exposure to the Internet and other networks is essential.
—Davey Winder, Forbes, 3 Mar. 2025
In a bid to strengthen ties with its limited international partners and secure foreign currency, Pyongyang has developed increasingly sophisticated methods to evade detection amid sanctions put in place by the United Nations to curb its nuclear weapons and ballistic missile programs.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 20 Mar. 2025
Attack execution: By initiating the purchase of a trial subscription using the first tenant, the threat actor can both maximize legitimacy and evade detection, so that’s the next step.
—Davey Winder, Forbes, 15 Mar. 2025
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Zak Doffman, Forbes.com, 30 Mar. 2025
With such attacks becoming increasingly sophisticated, and cyberattacks using AI to create malware capable of real-time adaptation to evade detection, updating and patching of systems regularly while limiting system exposure to the Internet and other networks is essential.
—Davey Winder, Forbes, 3 Mar. 2025
In a bid to strengthen ties with its limited international partners and secure foreign currency, Pyongyang has developed increasingly sophisticated methods to evade detection amid sanctions put in place by the United Nations to curb its nuclear weapons and ballistic missile programs.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 20 Mar. 2025
Attack execution: By initiating the purchase of a trial subscription using the first tenant, the threat actor can both maximize legitimacy and evade detection, so that’s the next step.
—Davey Winder, Forbes, 15 Mar. 2025
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“Evade detection.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/evade%20detection. Accessed 18 Apr. 2025.
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