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Sniffing

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The passive interception of data transmissions.

Classifications

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Entity Type

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Sensitivity

unclassified

Information Class

unclassified

Variants

3 surface forms
plural
Sniffings
possessive
Sniffing's
pluralpossessive
Sniffings'

Framework definitions

3 senses across 3 frameworks
SANS Glossary of Security Terms1 senseview framework →
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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.

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snapshot nexus-lexicon@liveschema v0.3.3-draftfetched May 14, 2026, 01:37 AM