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Packet Sniffing

What is Packet Sniffing?

The practice of intercepting and examining data packets as they traverse a network. Packet sniffing can be used legitimately for network troubleshooting or maliciously to capture sensitive information.

Information Security

Frameworks that govern packet sniffing

ISO 27001:2022View framework →NIST Cybersecurity Framework 2.0View framework →CIS Controls v8View framework →

What the standards actually require on packet sniffing

Requirements naming packet sniffing across 2 standards, quoted from the control text.

ISO 27018:20191 control

Extends ISO/IEC 27002:2013 16.1.1. Every information security incident leads the processor, inside its incident management process, to check whether PII has been breached (the text refers to A.9.1, the first edition's number for the breach notification control...

iso-27018-2019::16.1.1 · Responsibilities and procedures →
ISO/IEC 27018:20251 control

Extends ISO/IEC 27002:2022 5.26. Each information security incident leads the processor, inside its incident management process, to check whether PII has been breached (then A.10.1 applies).

iso-iec-27018-2025::5.26 · Response to information security incidents →

Questions people ask about packet sniffing

What is Packet Sniffing?
The practice of intercepting and examining data packets as they traverse a network. Packet sniffing can be used legitimately for network troubleshooting or maliciously to capture sensitive information.
Why is Packet Sniffing important for compliance?
Packet Sniffing is a key concept in Information Security. Understanding packet sniffing helps organizations meet regulatory requirements, reduce risk, and demonstrate due diligence during audits. Our compliance platform maps 1,016 frameworks with 316K cross-framework control mappings.
Which compliance frameworks address Packet Sniffing?
Packet Sniffing appears in the requirement text of ISO 27018:2019, ISO/IEC 27018:2025. Across these standards we have identified 2 controls that name it directly, each linked to the control text on the compliance platform.
Where can I learn more about Packet Sniffing?
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