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PERSONNIFICATION [2 records]

Record 1 2019-07-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Human Behaviour
  • Collaborative and Social Communications
DEF

On social media, the act of pretending to be someone else with the intent of deceiving other users.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Comportement humain
  • Communications collaboratives et sociales
DEF

Dans les médias sociaux, action de prétendre être une autre personne pour tromper les utilisateurs.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Comportamiento humano
  • Comunicaciones colaborativas y sociales
DEF

Ocurre cuando una persona se hace pasar por otra ante un tercero, normalmente con una finalidad ilegal o con la intención de causar un perjuicio.

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Record 2 2011-06-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • IT Security
DEF

The pretense by an entity to be a different entity in order to gain unauthorized access.

OBS

masquerading; mimicking; impersonation; masquerade: terms and definition standardized by ISO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sécurité des TI
DEF

Fait de prétendre, pour une entité, d'être une autre entité pour obtenir un accès non autorisé.

OBS

déguisement; usurpation d'identité : termes et définition normalisés par l'ISO.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Seguridad de IT
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