ISO27000 and Information Security: A Combined Glossary

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MAC – see Media Access Control.

MAC filtering – access permission configuration based on the MAC address of specific network cards.

Mbps – ‘megabits per second’ is a measure for digital data transfer rates and a megabit in the context of data storage is one million bits.

Macro – a script of actions to automate repetitive tasks.

Macro virus – is a virus that spreads through the macro-scripting language used in Microsoft Office applications.

Mail bomb – large amount of e-mail data sent to an address to crash the user’s e-mail programme or prevent receipt of further messages.

Mail relaying – attackers use other systems’ e-mail servers to send e-mail messages.

Mail server – the server that provides central support for mail clients.

Malware – is ...