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Record 1 2014-05-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Telecommunications Transmission
  • IT Security
DEF

Unauthorized interception of information-bearing emanations.

CONT

Eavesdropping allows a cracker to make a complete transcript of network activity. As a result, a cracker can obtain sensitive information, such as passwords, data, and procedures for performing functions. It is possible for a cracker to eavesdrop using wiretapping, eavesdropping by radio and eavesdropping via auxiliary ports on terminals ... It is also possible to eavesdrop using software that monitors packets sent over the network. In most cases, it is difficult to detect that a cracker is eavesdropping.

CONT

What are the basic security risks of Internet communications? Sending data across a network involves three basic security risks: Eavesdropping: intermediaries listen in on private conversation (one computer talking to another). Manipulation ... Impersonation ...

OBS

eavesdropping: term and definition standardized by ISO/IEC [International Electrotechnical Commission].

French

Domaine(s)
  • Transmission (Télécommunications)
  • Sécurité des TI
DEF

Interception non autorisée d'émissions porteuses d'informations.

OBS

écoute clandestine; interception illicite : termes et définition normalisés par l'ISO/CEI [Commission électrotechnique internationale].

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Transmisión (Telecomunicaciones)
  • Seguridad de IT
DEF

Vigilancia intencional de datos mediante la voz, el fax, el correo-e, los teléfonos móviles, los mensajes electrónicos, etc., frecuentemente con fines perversos, que permite al que escucha [a escondidas] interceptar y registrar el intercambio de mensajes entre un cliente y un servidor.

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Record 2 2009-01-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Telecommunications Transmission
  • Police
  • Intelligence (Military)
DEF

The practice of monitoring conversations using a concealed listening or recording device connected to a communication circuit.

OBS

telephone tapping: This practice is no longer limited to the use of telephone lines, but the term "telephone tapping" continues to be used to denote this concept.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Transmission (Télécommunications)
  • Police
  • Renseignement (Militaire)
DEF

Fait de surveiller des conversations à l'aide d'un dispositif d'écoute ou d'enregistrement installé discrètement sur un circuit de télécommunications.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Transmisión (Telecomunicaciones)
  • Policía
  • Inteligencia (militar)
DEF

Modalidad de intervenir las líneas telefónicas para acceder a los datos que por ellas se transmiten.

CONT

En cuanto a la intervención de líneas telefónicas, en determinados casos puede acarrear una modalidad del allanamiento con perturbación sobre el secreto profesional, que es esencial para el ejercicio de la abogacía. Debido al tipo de personal que suele realizar las desgrabaciones y al volumen de éstas, con frecuencia van a parar dentro de un expediente conversaciones privadas cuya divulgación transgrede el derecho a la intimidad.

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Record 3 - external organization data 2006-03-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Compartment - ISO/IEC JTC 1 Information Technology Vocabulary
Universal entry(ies)
08.05.25 (2382)
ISO/IEC standard entry number
DEF

unauthorized interception of information-bearing emanations

OBS

eavesdropping: term and definition standardized by ISO/IEC [ISO/IEC 2382-8:1998].

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tiroir - ISO/CEI JTC 1 Vocabulaire des technologies de l'information
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
08.05.25 (2382)
ISO/IEC standard entry number
DEF

interception non autorisée d'émissions porteuses d'informations

OBS

écoute clandestine; interception illicite : termes et définition normalisés par l'ISO/CEI [ISO/IEC 2382-8:1998].

Spanish

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