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Nessus Network Monitor
5915
Nessus Network Monitor
Client Data Leakage Detection via FTP (SSN)
medium
Nessus Network Monitor Plugin ID 5915
Synopsis
A cleartext Social Security Number was detected by NNM.
Description
The remote host was observed sending a request that appears to contain a Social Security Number (SSN).
Solution
Ensure that confidential data is encrypted while in transit.
Plugin Details
Severity:
Medium
ID:
5915
Family:
Data Leakage
Published:
3/29/2011
Updated:
1/16/2019
