# Cyber Fait Accompli **Domain:** Cyber strategy **Doc Type:** Developed Wiki Node **Maturity:** Developed **Collection:** [[collections/Gamification|Gamification Collection]] ## Definition A **cyber fait accompli** is a rapid or concealed digital action that creates a durable strategic condition before an opponent can recognize, contest, or reverse it. ## Significance The concept focuses on timing and reversibility; not every intrusion produces a completed or strategically meaningful change. ## Sources - [[articles/gamification/Lex Sportiva and Winning Without Bloodshed|Lex Sportiva and Winning Without Bloodshed]] - [Primary or institutional source](https://global.oup.com/academic/product/cyber-persistence-theory-9780197638255) ## Routes [[wiki/Persistent Engagement|Persistent Engagement]] · [[wiki/Initiative Persistence|Initiative Persistence]] · [[wiki/Below-Threshold Rivalry|Below-Threshold Rivalry]] · [[articles/gamification/Lex Sportiva and Winning Without Bloodshed|Lex Sportiva and Winning Without Bloodshed]]