IT Baseline Protection Manual - The Information Warfare Site

Data Transmission Systems E-Mail
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7.4 E-Mail
Description
Electronic mail service (e-mail in short) allows the world-wide transmission and reception of
electronic messages within very brief periods of time. An e-mail usually consists of an address
(from/to), subject (title or reference), text body and, occasionally, one or more attachments. E-mail not
only allows information to be exchanged quickly, conveniently and informally, but also makes it
possible to forward business transactions to other parties for the purpose of further processing.
Depending on the context in which e-mail is used, different requirements apply to the confidentiality,
availability, integrity and mandatory nature of the transmitted data as well as the e-mail software in
use.
Threat Scenario
The following typical threats are assumed as regards IT baseline protection of files exchanged via email:
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IT-Baseline Protection Manual: Otober 2000
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