E-mail Bombs: Code that
when executed sends many messages to the same
address(s) for the purpose of using up disk space
and/or overloading the E-mail or web server.
Encryption:
The process of scrambling files or programs, changing
one character string to another through an algorithm
(such as the DES algorithm).
End-to-End Encryption:
Encryption at the point of origin in a network,
followed by decryption at the destination.
Entrapment: The deliberate
use of apparent security weakness with the specific
purpose of detecting those who are likely to exploit
any genuine weakness.
Environment: The aggregate
of external circumstances, conditions and events
that affect the development, operation and maintenance
of a system.
Ethernet Spoofing: Any
procedure that involves assuming another host's
Ethernet address to gain unauthorized access to
the target.
EXE File: A PC-DOS executable
file similar to a COM file, except that it is
not restricted in size (except for memory limitations),
and that it may contain relocatable code.
Extranet: "Extranet"
refers to extending the LAN via remote or Internet
access to partners outside your organization such
as frequent suppliers and purchasers. Such relationships
should be over authenticated link to authorized
segments of the LAN and are frequently encrypted
for privacy."
