Multilingual Dictionary of IT Security

This dictionary presents around 3,500 special terms drawn from the entire sector of IT security in English, with their equivalents in German, French, Spanish and Italian. The four indexes designed for looking up the English translation of terms in each of these four languages are supplemented by an appendix in which the English key words are grouped by subject fields . This dictionary gives an overview of the technical terms encountered in the relevant communications and publications in English and four major European languages. The rich diversity of this emerging idiom is revealed in such terms as "denial of service", "spoofing" and "firewall". This dictionary is an useful and reliable tool for translators, security consultants, data protection agents, network administrators and Internet service providers. But it is also addressed to all those who face the task of understanding or producing texts in foreign languages in the sector of IT security which is now gaining so rapidly in importance. From the content: 1. Security in general - security installations, security of premises, alarm systems - physical access control, identify verification, biometric methods - security policy, preventive measures, supervisory methods - contingency planning, risk analysis, damage assessment 2. System security - mainframe security, security of IT systems, recovery procedures - network security, access policy, firewall systems - PC security, passwords, virus defense - data security, backup measures - software, copy protection 3. Communications security - encryption, cryptography, confidentiality - authentication, certification, digital signature - Internet, e-mail, electronic commerce 4. Legal aspects - data protection, privacy - software piracy - computer crime, computer abuse, computer fraud 5. Risks, hazards, forms of attack - computer viruses - intrusion into systems, hacking, cracking - data interception, wiretapping, eavesdropping 6. Other - organizations, standards - personnel, system and network administration