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Sniffing

nounid 4177·updated May 9, 2026
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The passive interception of data transmissions.

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Entity Type

Threat85%llm-generatedllm:claude-haiku-4-5

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Information Class

unclassified

Variants

plural
Sniffings
possessive
Sniffing's
pluralpossessive
Sniffings'

Framework definitions

SANS Glossary of Security Terms1 senseview framework →
§1
A synonym for "passive wiretapping."
ISACA Cybersecurity Glossary1 senseview framework →
§1
The process by which data traversing a network are captured or monitored
Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council (FFIEC) IT Examination Handbook Infobase, Glossary1 senseview framework →
§1
The passive interception of data transmissions.
Legacy lexicon import1 senseview framework →
§1 · legacy_primary
The passive interception of data transmissions.
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