information security

noun

The protection of information and information systems from unauthorized access and disruption.

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data protectioninfosec
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Meanings

nouninformation security (uncountable)

alternative information-security

  1. uncountablecomputer securityThe protection of information and information systems from unauthorized access and disruption.

    Synonyms: data protection, infosec

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe protection of information and information systems from unauthorized access and disruption.

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data protectioninfosec

Translations

Arabic أمن المعلومات
  • أمن المعلوماتprotection of information and information systems
Basque informazioaren segurtasun
  • informazioaren segurtasunprotection of information and information systems
Bengali তথ্য নিরাপত্তা
  • তথ্য নিরাপত্তা (tottho nirapotta)protection of information and information systems
Bulgarian информационна сигурност
  • информационна сигурност (informacionna sigurnost)protection of information and information systems
Catalan seguretat de la informació
  • seguretat de la informacióprotection of information and information systems
Chinese Mandarin 信息安全
  • 信息安全 (xìnxī ānquán)protection of information and information systems
Czech informační bezpečnost
  • informační bezpečnostprotection of information and information systems
Danish informationssikkerhed
  • informationssikkerhedprotection of information and information systems
Dutch informatiebeveiliging
  • informatiebeveiligingprotection of information and information systems
Estonian andmeturve
  • andmeturveprotection of information and information systems
Finnish tietoturvallisuus, tietoturva
  • tietoturvallisuusprotection of information and information systems
  • tietoturvaprotection of information and information systems
French sécurité de l'information
  • sécurité de l'informationprotection of information and information systems
German Informationsicherheit, Informationssicherheit
  • Informationsicherheitprotection of information and information systems
  • Informationssicherheitprotection of information and information systems
Hebrew אבטחת מידע
  • אבטחת מידעprotection of information and information systems
Hindi सूचना सुरक्षा
  • सूचना सुरक्षा (sūcnā surakṣā)protection of information and information systems
Hungarian információbiztonság
  • információbiztonságprotection of information and information systems
Icelandic fróðöryggi
  • fróðöryggiprotection of information and information systems
Indonesian keamanan informasi
  • keamanan informasiprotection of information and information systems
Japanese 情報セキュリティ
  • 情報セキュリティprotection of information and information systems
Korean 정보 보안
  • 정보 보안 (jeongbo boan)protection of information and information systems
Latvian informācijas drošība
  • informācijas drošībaprotection of information and information systems
Malay keselamatan maklumat
  • keselamatan maklumatprotection of information and information systems
Norwegian Bokmål datasikkerhet
  • datasikkerhetprotection of information and information systems
Persian امنیت اطلاعات
  • امنیت اطلاعاتprotection of information and information systems
Portuguese segurança da informação
  • segurança da informaçãoprotection of information and information systems
Punjabi ਜਾਣਕਾਰੀ ਦੀ ਸੁਰੱਖਿਆ
  • ਜਾਣਕਾਰੀ ਦੀ ਸੁਰੱਖਿਆ (jāṇkārī dī surakkhiā)protection of information and information systems
Romanian securitatea informației
  • securitatea informațieiprotection of information and information systems
Russian информацио́нная безопа́сность
  • информацио́нная безопа́сность (informaciónnaja bezopásnostʹ)protection of information and information systems
Spanish seguridad de la información
  • seguridad de la informaciónprotection of information and information systems
Swedish datasikkerhet informationssäkerhet
  • datasikkerhet informationssäkerhetprotection of information and information systems
Tamil தகவல் பாதுகாப்பு
  • தகவல் பாதுகாப்பு (takaval pātukāppu)protection of information and information systems
Thai การรักษาความปลอดภัยทางข้อมูล
  • การรักษาความปลอดภัยทางข้อมูลprotection of information and information systems
Turkish bilgi güvenliği
  • bilgi güvenliğiprotection of information and information systems
Ukrainian інформаці́йна безпе́ка
  • інформаці́йна безпе́ка (informacíjna bezpéka)protection of information and information systems
Vietnamese an toàn thông tin
  • an toàn thông tinprotection of information and information systems
Cite this entry
APA

information security. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/information%20security

MLA

“information security.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/information%20security. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “information security,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/information%20security.

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