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information security

Practice of protecting information and systems by mitigating information risks

Entitytype of security academic majorQ189900

Also known as InfoSec · info sec · information assurance · data security · information protection

Instance of: type of security
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Sources
1.iso.org/isoiec-27001-information-security.html
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, academic major
Subclass of: security
, information technology
Part of: risk management information systems
, IT system security

Overview

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Information security (infosec) is the practice of protecting information by mitigating information risks. It is part of information risk management. It typically involves preventing or reducing the probability of unauthorized or inappropriate access to data or the unlawful use, disclosure, disruption, deletion, corruption, modification, inspection, recording, or devaluation of information. It also involves actions intended to reduce the adverse impacts of such incidents. Protected information may take any form, e.g., electronic or physical, tangible, or intangible. Information security's primary focus is the balanced protection of data confidentiality, integrity, and availability while maintaining a focus on efficient policy implementation but without hampering organization productivity. This is largely achieved through a structured risk management process.

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Facet of: security management
Has characteristic: security pattern
confidentiality
data integrity
data availability
authenticity
non-repudiation
Said to be the same as: basic computer security
Short name: infosec

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27 identifiers linking information security across the web's reference databases

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