SAFETY
the property indicating that a computer system or software, when embedded in its operational environment, does not cause any actions or events that create unintended potentially or actually dangerous situations for itself or for the environment in which it is embedded.
SEARCH ENGINE
A service that provides access to a searchable database of websites addresses and descriptions. Example : www.google.com
SECOND PARTY
the recipient of a transaction (e.g. an electronic message or telephone call).
SECRET-KEY CRYPTOSYSTEM
a symmetric cryptographic process that uses the same secret key (which both parties have and keep secret) to encrypt and decrypt messages.
SECURITY
the collection of safeguards that ensures the confidentiality of information, protects the system(s) or network(s) used to process it and controls access to it. Hence, security safeguards impose appropriate access rules for computer information.
SET
protocol developed by Visa/Mastercard for Secure Electronic Transfer of money.
SMART CARD
Transactional electronic technology capable of storing and updating authentication or account information about the user.
SMTP
Simple Mail Transfer Protocol. SMTP is used to transfer e-mail between computers, as part of the TCP/IP protocol family
SOG-IS
The European Commission's Senior Officials Group - Information Systems Security
SPAM
Unsolicited and usually unwelcome e-mail.
SPECIFICATION
description of the desired behaviour of a system, as derived from its requirements. A specification is used to develop and test an implementation of a system.
SPOOFING
illicitly masquerading as a legitimate company, party or individual
SYSTEM
an inter-dependent collection of components that can be considered as a unified whole; for example, a networked collection of computer systems, a distributed system, an editor, a memory unit and so on. |
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