breaches
Gaps in walls
Breaches is the plural of breach, a gap or break in something that should be continuous or intact.
A breach in a wall, a breach in security, or a breach of protocol all suggest something has been broken through or violated.
The storm caused several breaches in the levee.
As a verb form, breaches means to break through or violate: The company routinely breaches its own privacy policy.
A whale that breaches leaps dramatically out of the water.
Breaking of rules
- noncomplianceFailure to follow requirements
- defaultPreset standard option
- infringementViolation of rights
- non-performanceFailure to fulfill obligation
repudiation · reneging · abrogation · dereliction · neglect · disregard · forfeiture · termination
Infiltrating protected digital systems
- cyberattackMalicious digital intrusion
- intrusionUnauthorized entry into space
- vulnerabilityOpenness to harm
- exploitNotable act or abuse
unauthorized access · data leak · compromise · penetration · firewall · encryption · malware · phishing
Strengthening defenses or nutrients
- wallVertical enclosing structure
- gapUnfilled space between
- rampartFortified defensive wall
- stormingAttacking with force
assault · defensive line · breakthrough · incursion · siege · invasion · barricade · perimeter
Springing into air
- surfacingComing to the surface
- humpbackBaleen whale species
- cetaceanAquatic mammal order
- podSeed case or cetacean group
fluking · blowhole · baleen · diving · flippers · spy-hop · whale watching · marine
Improper professional behavior
- corruptionDishonest abuse of power
- dishonestyDisposition toward falsehood
- deceptionIntentional misleading of others
- fraudIntentional criminal trickery
exploitation · conflict of interest · malpractice · betrayal · infidelity · disloyalty · impropriety · wrongdoing
Stealing personal data criminally
- exposureState of being unprotected
- leakageUnintended fluid escape
- surveillanceSystematic observation of subjects
- personal dataIndividual identifying details
confidentiality · information theft · data mining · tracking · eavesdropping · snooping · wiretapping · consent violation
violation
Breaking of rules
- noncomplianceFailure to follow requirements
- defaultPreset standard option
- infringementViolation of rights
non-performance · repudiation · reneging · abrogation · dereliction · neglect · disregard · forfeiture · termination · voiding
hacking
Infiltrating protected digital systems
- cyberattackMalicious digital intrusion
- intrusionUnauthorized entry into space
- vulnerabilityOpenness to harm
exploit · unauthorized access · data leak · compromise · penetration · firewall · encryption · malware · phishing · ransomware
fortification
Strengthening defenses or nutrients
storming · assault · defensive line · breakthrough · incursion · siege · invasion · barricade · perimeter · stronghold
leaping
Springing into air
pod · fluking · blowhole · baleen · diving · flippers · spy-hop · whale watching · marine · oceanic
misconduct
Improper professional behavior
- corruptionDishonest abuse of power
- dishonestyDisposition toward falsehood
- deceptionIntentional misleading of others
fraud · exploitation · conflict of interest · malpractice · betrayal · infidelity · disloyalty · impropriety · wrongdoing · transgression
identity theft
Stealing personal data criminally
- exposureState of being unprotected
- leakageUnintended fluid escape
- surveillanceSystematic observation of subjects
personal data · confidentiality · information theft · data mining · tracking · eavesdropping · snooping · wiretapping · consent violation · GDPR
- violationsviolation, infractions, infraction, consent violation, violations
- crackscracks, crack, fissure, gaps, gap
- contract termscontract terms, agreement, terms, conditions, condition
- judicial ethicsimpartiality, recusal, disqualification, conflict of interest, judicial conduct
- failuresfailure, failures, flop, flops, bust
- flawsfaults, defect, flaw, blemish, flaws
breachesseals
Aquatic whiskered mammals
repairs · reinforces · fortifies · patches · mends
- step into the breachFill an urgent vacancy
- security breachUnauthorized penetration of protected systems
- security breachesUnauthorized access to protected information
- breach of promiseFailing to honor commitment
- data breachUnauthorized access to protected information
- data breachesUnauthorized access to protected information
breach, breached, breaching, unbreachable, unbreached, breacher, breachers, breach of trust, breach of contract