Information security, sometimes shortened to infosec, is the practice of protecting information by mitigating information risks. It is part of information...
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Computer security (also cybersecurity, digital security, or information technology (IT) security) is the protection of computer software, systems and...
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Information security standards (also cyber security standards) are techniques generally outlined in published materials that attempt to protect the cyber...
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Information security management (ISM) defines and manages controls that an organization needs to implement to ensure that it is sensibly protecting the...
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(Certified Information Systems Security Professional) is an independent information security certification granted by the International Information System...
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Compartmentalization, in information security, whether public or private, is the limiting of access to information to persons or other entities on a need-to-know...
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An information security audit is an audit of the level of information security in an organization. It is an independent review and examination of system...
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Security information and event management (SIEM) is a field within the field of computer security, where software products and services combine security...
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provide security (security company, security police, security forces, security service, security agency, security guard, cyber security systems, security cameras...
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A chief information security officer (CISO) is a senior-level executive within an organization responsible for establishing and maintaining the enterprise...
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Information security awareness is an evolving part of information security that focuses on raising consciousness regarding potential risks of the rapidly...
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The Information Security Department (Hebrew: המערך לביטחון מידע, HaMa'arakh LeVithon Meida, abbreviated to Mahbam) is a department in the Israel Defense...
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A cryptosystem is considered to have information-theoretic security (also called unconditional security) if the system is secure against adversaries with...
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The Federal Information Security Management Act of 2002 (FISMA, 44 U.S.C. § 3541, et seq.) is a United States federal law enacted in 2002 as Title III...
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Sensitive security information (SSI) is a category of United States sensitive but unclassified information obtained or developed in the conduct of security activities...
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Security information management (SIM) is an information security industry term for the collection of data such as log files into a central repository for...
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Security controls are safeguards or countermeasures to avoid, detect, counteract, or minimize security risks to physical property, information, computer...
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Cardholder Information Security Program (CISP) was a program established by Visa USA in 2001 to ensure the security of cardholder information as it is being...
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Physical information security is the intersection or common ground between physical security and information security. It primarily concerns the protection...
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The Security Information Service (BIS, Czech: Bezpečnostní informační služba) is the primary domestic national intelligence agency of the Czech Republic...
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Committee on National Security Systems Instruction No. 4009, National Information Assurance Glossary, published by the United States federal government...
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An information security operations center (ISOC or SOC) is a facility where enterprise information systems (web sites, applications, databases, data centers...
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Trusted Information Security Assessment Exchange (TISAX) is an assessment and exchange mechanism for the information security of enterprises, developed...
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A security clearance is a status granted to individuals allowing them access to classified information (state or organizational secrets) or to restricted...
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classification of an information asset and rules on how to protect information classified at each level. This process often includes security clearances for...
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Operations security (OPSEC) is a process that identifies critical information to determine whether friendly actions can be observed by enemy intelligence...
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Information Technology Security Assessment (IT Security Assessment) is an explicit study to locate IT security vulnerabilities and risks. In an assessment...
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complexity theory, algorithmic information theory, and information-theoretic security. Applications of fundamental topics of information theory include source...
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disclosed classified information to foreign powers and private individuals have become publicly known, sometimes with distinct national security and diplomatic...
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Security engineering is the process of incorporating security controls into an information system so that the controls become an integral part of the system’s...
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