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Facility:

The physical premises and the interior and exterior of a building(s). [45 C.F.R. § 164.304].

File Transfer Protocol (FTP):

A TCP/IP protocol specifying the transfer of text or binary files across the network.

Filtering Router:

An inter-network router that selectively prevents the passage of data packets according to a security policy. A filtering router may be used as a firewall or part of a firewall. A router usually receives a packet from a network and decides where to forward it on a second network. A filtering router does the same, but first decides whether the packet should be forwarded at all, according to some security policy. The policy is implemented by rules (packet filters) loaded into the router.

Firewall:

A logical or physical discontinuity in a network to prevent unauthorized access to data or resources.

Flooding:

An attack that attempts to cause a failure in ( especially , in the security of) a computer system or other data processing entity by providing more input than the entity can process properly.