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I haven't heard that usage of exfiltration. I have heard of exfiltration in the military context, as in "getting back your own stuff if it's harder than normal
by ThePadawan 5y ago
I haven't heard that usage of exfiltration.
I have heard of exfiltration in the military context, as in "getting back your own stuff if it's harder than normal for some reason".
Like Saving Private Ryan is about exfiltrating Private Ryan. Or you would exfiltrate a unit stuck behind enemy lines.
That meaning makes sense here.
- TravisHusky 5y agoYeah; it is kinda weird because in a normal context the wording is okay and makes sense. The problem is really that exfiltration means something specific in computer security. So if you are a security person, you look at the title and you are thinking "oh no" (at least that is what I did).
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- numpad0 5y agoThe word exfil for data is extension of the military usage. Used for cases where adversaries has difficulty collecting it. Implies some unusual methods were used. e.g. when the customer is using adblock to evade surveillances, or files are deliberately isolated from the Internet.