What happens to the connectivity of a sensor network when a malicious actor introduces a topological change by selectively disabling communication links?

💡 Explanation

Selective disabling of communication links introduces discontinuities within the network's topology; because connectivity relies on the existence of continuous paths between nodes, the introduction of breaks will result in network partitions and disconnection. Therefore, the network can become disconnected, rather than maintaining connectivity or exhibiting predictable routing.

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