Symantec 10521146 - Network Security 7120 Administration Manual page 359

SESA (Symantec
Enterprise Security
Architecture)
session
setting
severity
shared POP3 mailbox
signature
SLIP (Serial Line
Internet Protocol)
Smart Agents
SMF (Standard Message
Format)
SMON
SMTP (Simple Mail
Transfer Protocol)
SMTP alert
snapshot
SNMP (Simple Network
Management Protocol)
SNMP alert
social engineering
The centralized, scalable management architecture that is used by Symantec's security
products.
In communications, the time during which two computers maintain a connection and,
usually, are engaged in transferring information.
A collection of parameters (key/value pairs, data blobs, and so on).
A level that is assigned to an incident. See also incident.
A mailbox that stores messages for an entire domain and that allows organizations with
part-time Internet connections to exchange mail.
1. A state or pattern of activity that indicates a violation of policy, a vulnerable state, or an
activity that may relate to an intrusion. 2. Logic in a product that detects a violation of
policy, a vulnerable state, or an activity that may relate to an intrusion. This can also be
referred to as a signature definition, an expression, a rule, a trigger, or signature logic. 3.
Information about a signature including attributes and descriptive text. This is more
precisely referred to as signature data.
A TCP/IP protocol used for communication between two computers that have been
previously configured for communication with each other.
See Symantec Network Security Smart
A message file format established by Novell and used by many email applications.
See interface, monitoring.
The protocol that allows email messages to be exchanged between mail servers. Then,
clients retrieve email, typically via the POP or IMAP protocol.
A Simple Mail Transfer Protocol notification of a major system event, such as shutdown,
startup, crash, or virus definition update error.
A file in which information about the system's configuration and properties is stored.
The protocol governing network management and the monitoring of network devices and
their functions.
A Simple Network Management Protocol notification of a major system event, such as
shutdown, startup, crash, virus definitions update, or virus definitions update error.
An attack based on tricking or deceiving users or security administrators into revealing
passwords or other information that compromises a target system's security. Social
engineering attacks are typically carried out by attackers who telephone users or
operators and pretend to be authorized users.
Agents.
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