Jamming

Jamming is a type of electronic attack in cybersecurity that involves the deliberate interference with wireless communication signals. It works by flooding targeted radio frequency (RF) bands with high-power noise or competing signals, with the goal of degrading, disrupting, or completely denying service to wireless devices and systems. Jamming can affect a wide range of technologies, including Wi-Fi networks, cellular communications, satellite links, Bluetooth connections, and GPS navigation systems.

As a direct threat to network availability and infrastructure security, jamming can cause widespread operational outages, disable security systems, and impede critical command and control functions. Its impact extends to critical infrastructure, public safety communications, and business continuity. To counter this threat, organizations employ spectrum monitoring, frequency hopping, spread-spectrum techniques, and other anti-jamming technologies to maintain resilient wireless connectivity and detect interference attempts in real time.