infosec

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A form of information security — The protection of information and information systems from unauthorized access and disruption.

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Meanings

nouninfosec (uncountable)
  1. abbreviationuncountableAbbreviation of information security.

    Analysis of the intersection between infosec and computer forensics.

    2005, Robert Schperberg, Kenneth C Brancik, Cybercrime: Incident Response and Digital Forensics
    3 more examples

    The plan also emphasizes technology transfer to the infosec side of NSA […]

    1999, Fred B Schneider, Trust in Cyberspace

    Information security (infosec) is "the protection of information and its critical elements, including the systems and hardware that use, store, and transmit […]

    2006, Jack R Greene, The Encyclopedia of Police Science

    This was just plain deceitful and wrong, but the infosec people were too clueless ... This hampered infosec's ability to apply modern analysis techniques […]

    2006, Gary McGraw, Software Security: Building Security In

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
information security

Origin

A contraction.

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APA

infosec. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/infosec

MLA

“infosec.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/infosec. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “infosec,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/infosec.

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