information security

American  

[in-fer-mey-shuhn si-kyoor-i-tee] / ˌɪn fərˈmeɪ ʃən sɪˈkyʊər ɪ ti /

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

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Etymology

Origin of information security

First recorded in 1945–50

Example Sentences

“What was once thought of as simply a physical crime has now become a complex mix of internet access and physical execution,” said Randolph Barr, chief information security officer at cybersecurity firm Cequence Security.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 25, 2025

OpenAI chief information security officer Dane Stuckey has referred to it as "an unresolved security issue."

From Barron's • Nov. 11, 2025

And Cybernews information security researcher Aras Nazarovas told the BBC people in the UK "can and do" use VPNs.

From BBC • Oct. 30, 2025

“For reasons relating to safeguarding information security and sources, it is understood that classified intelligence information cannot be provided to the detainee,” the military said in a statement.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 25, 2025

Our next speaker is Ted Hammacher, a recognized expert on the subject of computer and information security.

From Terminal Compromise: computer terrorism: when privacy and freedom are the victims: a novel by Schwartau, Winn