diversion

Vocabulary Word

Definition

'Diversion' means a change or shift in direction or focus from what was originally planned. It's like when a road is closed and traffic is redirected to a different route.

Examples in Different Contexts

In cybersecurity, 'diversion' refers to misleading potential attackers away from valuable assets. A security expert might assert, 'We’ve set up a diversion to protect our main server from cyber threats.'

Practice Scenarios

Business

Scenario:

Given the overwhelming success of our recent launch, we may need to rethink our resource allocation.

Response:

I agree. A diversion of resources to the successful product might optimize our profits.

Tech

Scenario:

There's a lot of traffic heading towards our main server. We need to decide on an immediate solution.

Response:

Can we create a server diversion to manage the high traffic efficiently?