Word of the Day – March 28, 2019

cybersecurity

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Definitions

Type Definition Sources
Noun Cybersecurity is the collection of tools, policies, security concepts, security safeguards, guidelines, risk management approaches, actions, training, best practices, assurance and technologies that can be used to protect the cyber environment and organization and user’s assets. Organization and user’s assets include connected computing devices, personnel, infrastructure, applications, services, telecommunications systems, and the totality of transmitted and/or stored information in the cyber environment. Cybersecurity strives to ensure the attainment and maintenance of the security properties of the organization and user’s assets against relevant security risks in the cyber environment. The general security objectives comprise the following: - Availability - Integrity, which may include authenticity and non-repudiation - Confidentiality (used 247 times in citations and controls)
Noun Prevention of damage to, protection of, and restoration of computers, electronic communications systems, electronic communications services, wire communication, and electronic communication, including information contained therein, to ensure its availability, integrity, authentication, confidentiality, and nonrepudiation. (used 0 times in citations and controls)
Noun Measures used to protect the confidentiality, integrity and availability of systems and information. (used 13 times in citations and controls)
Organizational Task The purpose of this task is to protect or defend the cyber environment, organization assets, and user’s assets with a collection of tools, policies, security concepts, security safeguards, guidelines, risk management approaches, actions, training, best practices, assurance, and technologies. (used 5 times in citations and controls)
  • Per ISO 704:2009 methodology

Other Forms

Type Other Form
Plural cybersecurity
Plural Possessive cybersecurity's
Possessive cybersecurity's

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