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Content filtering

nounid 1989·updated May 9, 2026
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The process of monitoring communications such as email and Web pages, analyzing them for suspicious content, and preventing the delivery of suspicious content to users.

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Content filterings
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Framework definitions

ISACA Cybersecurity Glossary1 senseview framework →
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Controlling access to a network by analyzing the contents of the incoming and outgoing packets and either letting them pass or denying them based on a list of rules Scope Note: Differs from packet filtering in that it is the data in the packet that are analyzed instead of the attributes of the packet itself (e.g., source/target IP address, transmission control protocol [TCP] flags)
NISTIR 7298: Glossary of Key Information Security Terms, Revision 21 senseview framework →
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The process of monitoring communications such as email and Web pages, analyzing them for suspicious content, and preventing the delivery of suspicious content to users.
NIST SP 800-1141 senseview framework →
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The process of monitoring communications such as email and Web pages, analyzing them for suspicious content, and preventing the delivery of suspicious content to users.

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