spam

A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z

Abbreviation(s) and Synonym(s):

None

Definition(s):

  Electronic junk mail or the abuse of electronic messaging systems to indiscriminately send unsolicited bulk messages.
Source(s):
CNSSI 4009-2015
NIST SP 800-12 Rev. 1 under Spam CNSSI 4009
NISTIR 7621 Rev. 1 under Spam CNSSI 4009-2015

  Unsolicited bulk commercial email messages.
Source(s):
NIST SP 800-45 Version 2 under Spam

  The abuse of electronic messaging systems to indiscriminately send unsolicited bulk messages.
Source(s):
NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 4 under Spam

  Unsolicited email.
Source(s):
NIST SP 800-114 under Spam [Superseded]

Glossary Comments

Comments about specific definitions should be sent to the authors of the linked Source publication. For NIST publications, an email is usually found within the document.

Comments about the glossary's presentation and functionality should be sent to secglossary@nist.gov.

See NISTIR 7298 Rev. 3 for additional details.

You are viewing this page in an unauthorized frame window.

Information Technology Laboratory

Computer Security Resource Center

Computer Security Resource Center

spam

Glossary Comments