Barrido
automatizado de números de teléfono. Se buscan números a los que respondan
equipos informáticos, con ánimo de identificar puntos de ataque para intentar
penetrar en el sistema.
(I) /slang/ A computer
program that automatically dials a series of telephone numbers to find lines
connected to computer systems, and catalogs those numbers so that a cracker can
try to break the systems. [RFC4949:2007]
A computer program that
automatically dials a series of telephone numbers to find lines connected to
computer systems, and catalogs those numbers so that a cracker can try to break
into the systems.
http://www.sans.org/security-resources/glossary-of-terms/
War dialing is a simple
means of trying to identify modems in a telephone exchange that may be
susceptible to compromise in an attempt to circumvent perimeter security.
http://www.sans.org/security-resources/glossary-of-terms/