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IMPERSONATING [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2024-09-24
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- IT Security
- Internet and Telematics
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- web-based exploit
1, record 1, English, web%2Dbased%20exploit
correct, see observation
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- Web-based exploit 2, record 1, English, Web%2Dbased%20exploit
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Web-based exploits aim to compromise users when they browse, or attempt to browse, to specific webpages. They function by compromising or impersonating a website that victims wish to visit, compromising the victim themselves, or exploiting vulnerabilities in the systems that direct users to the correct webpage. 1, record 1, English, - web%2Dbased%20exploit
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
web-based exploit: The Translation Bureau recommends in its revised 2013 Linguistic Recommendation that "web" not be capitalized when it is part of a compound, whether the compound is written as two words or one, with or without a hyphen. 3, record 1, English, - web%2Dbased%20exploit
Record 1, Key term(s)
- web based exploit
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Sécurité des TI
- Internet et télématique
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- exploit sur le Web
1, record 1, French, exploit%20sur%20le%20Web
correct, see observation, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les exploits sur le Web visent à compromettre les utilisateurs lorsqu'ils naviguent, ou tentent de naviguer, sur des pages Web précises. Ces exploits fonctionnent en compromettant ou en se faisant passer pour un site Web que les victimes cherchent à visiter. Ce faisant, les victimes subissent elles-mêmes une compromission, ou il y a une exploitation des vulnérabilités du système qui dirigent les utilisateurs à la bonne page Web. 1, record 1, French, - exploit%20sur%20le%20Web
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
exploit sur le Web : Le Bureau de la traduction préconise dans sa Recommandation linguistique révisée en 2013 la majuscule initiale lorsque «Web» est employé seul, en tant que nom. 2, record 1, French, - exploit%20sur%20le%20Web
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1976-06-19
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Offences and crimes
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- impersonating 1, record 2, English, impersonating
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Infractions et crimes
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- imposture
1, record 2, French, imposture
feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
(se faire passer pour une autre personne passer en justicier etc. les belles relations) 1, record 2, French, - imposture
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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