Scanning

nouncandidate·updated May 12, 2026

Sending packets or requests to another system to gain information to be used in a subsequent attack.

Framework senses

4 senses across 3 frameworks

NISTIR 7298: Glossary of Key Information Security Terms, Revision 21 senseview framework →

§1: Sending packets or requests to another system to gain information to be used in a subsequent attack.

CNSSI-4009 (Glossary of Information Assurance Terms)1 senseview framework →

§1: Sending packets or requests to another system to gain information to be used in a subsequent attack.

Wordset Dictionary2 sensesview framework →

§1: the act of systematically moving a finely focused beam of light or electrons over a surface in order to produce an image of it for analysis or transmission
§2: the process of translating photographs into a digital form that can be recognized by a computer