Virus
1. Virus is any of various simple submicroscopic parasites of plants, animals, and bacteria that often cause disease and that consist essentially of a core of RNA or DNA surrounded by a protein coat. It is unable to replicate without a host cell, viruses are typically not considered living organisms.
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(Source: Business Continuity Management Institute - BCM Institute) |
2. Ultramicroscopic infectious agent that replicates itself only within cells of living hosts; many are pathogenic; a piece of nucleic acid (DNA or RNA) wrapped in a thin coat of protein.
(2008, Geary W.Skick. Protecting your business in a pandemic : plans, tools, and advice for maintaining business continuity. ISBN: 978-0-313-34602-6)
3. An unauthorised programme that inserts itself into a computer system and then propagates itself to other computers via networks or disks.
(Source: Business Continuity Institute - BCI)
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(Source: ENISA - the European Network and Information Security Agency. BCM & Resilience Glossary) |
