exfiltration

Noun

Meaning

(military) The process of exiting an area (usually behind enemy lines or in enemy territory).

(civil engineering) A method for managing storm water runoff.

(sciences) A filtering out (usually movement of a substance through a barrier).

(biology) A gradual movement of a substance to exterior (as through cell membrane to extracellular fluid or medium).

(computing) Covert extraction of data.

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All of these have their own way of protecting the organization from malware, data exfiltration and more general attacks. Source: Internet

Air-gapped computers subject to PowerHammer attack: Proof-of-concept attack enables data exfiltration through control of current flow over power cables. Source: Internet

A large government agency had suffered a data leak and needed a way to identify the source of the leak and detect any future data exfiltration. Source: Internet

Combining this data with other events can lead to the detection of data exfiltration attacks. Source: Internet

Some theoretical research papers have previously identified the possible risk that cloud backup solutions may pose for data exfiltration. Source: Internet

The breach was immediately contained, preventing further exfiltration, CSA disclosed in a statement. Source: Internet

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