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Brain
The first Internet security virus, most certainly written in the ms-dos computing environment which became widespread among ordinary computer users. An example of a "strict" boot sector infector and the earliest known use of stealth threat programming.
British Standard 7799 (BS7799)
BS7799 is the British standard for Information Security Management. It has now become an International Standard, ISO 17799. It is in two parts - Part 1 sets out approximately 40 objectives for Information Security, and Part 2 has about 130 controls which can be implemented to achieve those objectives.
Brute Force
An attack where all possible options are used at one time, often in a programmed sequence that attempts to use all possible passwords or decryption keys.
Bug
A problem that causes a program to crash or produce invalid output. An unpredictable outcome that can cause actions that are not planned by the programmer or the user.