ELI5: Explain Like I'm 5

Electronic counter-countermeasures

Okay kiddo, so you know how sometimes bad guys try to do something sneaky with electronics to harm others or steal secrets? Well, electronic countermeasures are like superhero powers that help protect against those bad guys by blocking or confusing their sneaky electronic tricks.

But wait, there’s more! Sometimes the bad guys know that countermeasures are being used and they try to come up with even sneakier ways to get past them. That’s where electronic counter-countermeasures come in! They’re like the Robin to electronic countermeasure’s Batman.

Electronic counter-countermeasures are special tricks that protect against the bad guy’s attempts to get past the superhero countermeasures. They might use things like making electronic signals really hard to detect or changing the way signals are sent so that they’re harder to block.

It’s like playing a game of hide and seek. The bad guys try to hide really well, but the superhero countermeasures know where to look. But then the bad guys get creative and try to hide in new, tricky spots. The Robin-esque electronic counter-countermeasures know how to find those tricky spots too and keep the game fair and safe for everyone.

Does that make sense, kiddo?