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war dialer

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war dialer
A program that dials up telephone numbers to determine which lines are connected to modems and fax machines. It is used to illegally bust into systems. See toneloc.


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Comparative studies performed by SecureLogix on customer networks have revealed that real-time phone line monitoring by a voice firewall identifies 5-to-10 times the number of modems found by scanners or war dialers.
Thus, the authors cover how war dialers and telephone line scanners can be used to ensure that the back doors that unauthorized corporate modems create are closed.
This strong process-based patent covers database dialing, a core component of any commercial grade war dialer.
 
 
 
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