### Question
How does the law define cyber threat indicator?


### Answer
Under *6 U.S.C. § 650*, **cyber threat indicator** is defined as:

> information that is necessary to describe or identify—


(A) malicious reconnaissance, including anomalous patterns of communications that appear to be transmitted for the purpose of gathering technical information related to a cybersecurity threat or security vulnerability

#### Citation:
  - *6 U.S.C. § 650*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 1-HOMELAND SECURITY ORGANIZATION > SUBCHAPTER XVIII-CYBERSECURITY AND INFRASTRUCTURE SECURITY AGENCY**

