# 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]]