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information security

American  
[in-fer-mey-shuhn si-kyoor-i-tee] / ˌɪn fərˈmeɪ ʃən sɪˈkjʊər 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


Etymology

Origin of information security

First recorded in 1945–50

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According to online profiles, he worked for Google for more than 12 years as an engineer focused on information security.

From BBC May 28, 2026

Joshua Halliburton, a 33-year-old who works in information security, started getting fed up with the prices at the Whole Foods near his apartment in Brooklyn, N.Y., in the past few years.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 18, 2026

He has applied to more than 1,200 jobs since being let go from his role as an information security analyst for a government contractor in October.

From BBC Feb. 12, 2026

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

From Barron's Nov. 11, 2025

It is impossible for the Government to deny that we have failed miserably in our information security and privacy implementation.

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

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