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13:10 Jan 14, 2010
English to Lithuanian translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Internet, e-Commerce
Additional field(s): Computers: Systems, Networks, IT (Information Technology), Telecom(munications)
English term or phrase: email spoofing
Definition from Parliament House, Victoria:
A type of Internet fraud whereby the “header” of an email message is falsified to appear to come from a different sender’s address. This type of criminal activity is commonly used to deliver SPAM email, or for the purposes of fraud.

Example sentence(s):
  • Email spoofing may occur in different forms, but all have a similar result: a user receives email that appears to have originated from one source when it actually was sent from another source. Email spoofing is often an attempt to trick the user into making a damaging statement or releasing sensitive information (such as passwords). Carnegie Mellon University
  • You might receive an email that asks for detailed information on a secret company project which appears to come from your boss, but instead comes from your company's competitor. Many well-known companies are daily victims of email spoofing, either accidently with a virus, or deliberately. DAWN Ontario
  • A lot of modern worms use email spoofing when they send themselves from an infected computer. This spoofing tactic has led to a great deal of finger pointing and confusion among Internet users. Brett M.Christensen
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5 +1apsimetimas kitu laiško siuntėju
Lina Karbauskaite (X)


  

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apsimetimas kitu laiško siuntėju


Definition from Kompiuterijos žodynas:
Žmogaus arba organizacijos prisistatymas svetimu vardu.

Example sentence(s):
  • Piktavalis siuntėjas gali apsimesti kitu asmeniu, nurodydamas kito asmens adresą ir pasirašydamas kito asmens vardu. - Informacijos sauga  

Explanation:
Spoofing yra apsimetimas kitu(kita). Pavyzdžiui, svetainė gali skelbtis esanti parduotuvė, nors iš tikrųjų tik priima pinigus iš mokėjimo kortelių, bet nesiunčia jokių prekių, asmuo gali apsimesti, kad jo el. pašto adresas yra [email protected], nors jo vardas nėra Jonas arba kompiuteris gali pasivadinti www.pvz.com serveriu, nors tai būtų netiesa. (Paaiškinimo šaltinis: Enciklopedinis kompiuterijos žodynas)
Lina Karbauskaite (X)
Luxembourg
Local time: 10:44
Native speaker of: Native in LithuanianLithuanian

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Yes  Kristina Radziulyte: http://www.likit.lt/en-lt/e.html
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