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Question 1

electronic discovery (e-discovery)

Answer 1

The process of producing for a court or external attorney all electronically stored information pertinent to a legal proceeding.

Question 2

electronic vaulting

Answer 2

The transfer of backup data to an offsite location. This process is primarily a batch process of transmitting data through communications lines to a server at an alternative location.

Question 3

emanations

Answer 3

Electrical and electromagnetic signals emitted from electrical equipment that can transmit through the airwaves. These signals carry information that can be captured and deciphered, which can cause a security breach. These are also called emissions.

Question 4

encryption

Answer 4

The transformation of plaintext into unreadable ciphertext.

Question 5

end-to-end encryption

Answer 5

A technology that encrypts the data payload of a packet.

Question 6

exposure

Answer 6

An instance of being exposed to losses from a threat. A weakness or vulnerability can cause an organization to be exposed to possible damages.

Question 7

exposure factor

Answer 7

The percentage of loss a realized threat could have on a certain asset.