lateral movement
Motion to side
Lateral movement is motion sideways rather than forward, backward, up, or down.
Athletes practice lateral movement for agility: The drill improved her lateral movement on the court.
In cybersecurity, lateral movement refers to a hacker's progress through a network after gaining initial access—moving from system to system to reach valuable targets.
- sidestepEvade by moving aside
- side stepEvade by moving laterally
- strafeshoot from above
- shuffle stepSliding dance footwork
- cross courtShot angled across diagonally
malware · pivot · positioning · direction · sidewinding · crab walk · privilege escalation · leap · horizontal · half-pass · crabwalk · abduction · sideways · tack · rebound control · equestrian · gait · trot
- athleticismspeed, agility, strength, endurance, stamina
- cybersecurityantivirus, malware, firewall, firewalls, encryption
- goalkeepingsave, saves, goalkeeper, goalie, goaltender
- agility trainingagility drills, ladder drills, cone drills, footwork, balance training
- cyberattacksmalware, phishing, ransomware, hack, virus
- jaw actionschewing, clenching, opening, closing, biting
lateral movementvertical
At right angles groundward
up and down · downward motion · climbing · ascending · descending
lateral movementpromotion
Rank increase or publicity
upward mobility · demotion · advancement · climbing the ladder · career advancement
movement, lateral, collateral, laterally, unilateral, multilateral, equilateral, unilaterally, bilaterally