In cybersecurity, fingerprinting is the process of gathering information about a system or network to create a unique profile. This profile can then be used to identify and categorize devices, applications, or users. A fingerprint in cybersecurity is a set of data that can be used to detect: Operating systems, Protocols, Software, Hardware.
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