unit 5 A &B (1)
unit 5 A &B (1)
PART A
1)What is Email security?
It refers to the collective measures used to secure the access and content of
an email account or service. An email service provider implements email
security to secure subscriber email accounts and data from hackers - at rest and in
transit
5)Define S/MIME.
Secure / Multipurpose Internet Mail Extension(S/MIME) is a security enhancement to
the MIME internet E-mail format standard, based on technology from RSA Data
security.
6)What is IP security in cryptography?
The IP security (IPSec) is an Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) standard suite of
protocols between 2 communication points across the IP network that provide data
authentication, integrity, and confidentiality. It also defines the encrypted, decrypted
and authenticated packets.
7) Define Web security.
Web application security is the process of securing confidential data stored online
from unauthorized access and modification. Security threats can compromise the data
stored by an organization is hackers with malicious intentions try to gain access to
sensitive information.
8) What is security association?
A security association (SA) is the establishment of shared security attributes between
two network entities to support secure communication.
22)What is intruder?
n intruder is an attacker who tries tog an unauthorized access to a system.
23)What is Zombie?
A Zombie is a program that securely takes over another internet-attached computer and
then uses that computer to launch attacks are difficult to trace the Zombie’s creator.
PART B