An extranet is a private network that uses Internet technology and the public telecommunication system to securely share part of a business's information or operations with suppliers, vendors, partners, customers, or other businesses. An extranet can be viewed as part of a company's intranet that is extended to users outside ...

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 100a thereof, Having regard to the proposal from the Commission. Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social Committee. Acting in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 189b of the Treaty Whereas ...

Email bombing is characterized by abusers repeatedly sending an email message to a particular address at a specific victim site. In many instances, the messages will be large and constructed from meaningless data in an effort to consume additional system and network resources. Multiple accounts at the target site ...

The process of converting data into a coded form (ciphertext) to prevent it from being read and understood by an unauthorized party.  Encryption refers to algorithmic schemes that encode plain text into non-readable form or cyphertext, providing privacy. The receiver of the encrypted text uses a "key" to decrypt the ...

A technology used in Windows 2000 and later versions that enables users to encrypt files and folders on NTFS volumes. EFS protects the confidentiality of data by ensuring that only the original user has access to them. In many businesses, users share desktop computers. Some users travel with portable computers that ...

A downloadable file, such as an attachment to a forum article, may be flagged so that any time someone downloads that file, an entry as added to a log showing the time of the download, the name of the file, and the name, email address, and organizational ...

To transfer a copy of a file from a remote computer to a requesting computer by means of a modem or network. To copy data (usually an entire file) from a main source to a peripheral device. The term is often used to describe the process of copying ...

 A component of the notice principle, wherein a company should make available its data handling practices, including notices on how it collects, uses, and shares personally identifiable information. Full disclosure requires that full details of a security vulnerability are disclosed to the public, including details of the vulnerability and how to ...