information security

[in-fer-mey-shuhn si-kyoor-i-tee]

noun

1. the design and implementation of protocols used to guard against unauthorized access to, modification of, or destruction of confidential data, whether in digital or nondigital format. IS

Word History and Origins

Origin of information security¹

First recorded in 1945–50

Example Sentences

Burnout is a "major issue" for the sector, ISC2's chief information security officer Jon France says.

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At this point I had been talking to Syn for three days and I decided I had taken it far enough and needed some extra advice from the BBC's information security experts.

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I called the BBC information security team and as a precaution we agreed to disconnect me from the BBC entirely.

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Peter Donaldson, an information security manager for NHS Fife, instead joined a Teams call with Dr Beth Upton in May this year to assist in downloading notes from a mobile phone.

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Mr Mitchelson, formerly director of National Digital and chief information security officer for NHS National Services Scotland, said IT systems were only ever as secure as the weakest link in the chain.

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