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Security is the condition of being protected against danger or loss. In the general sense, security is a concept similar to safety. The nuance between the two is an added emphasis on being protected from dangers that originate from outside. Individuals or actions that encroach upon the condition of protection are responsible for the breach of security.

Defining the word security


The word "security" in general usage is synonymous with "safety," but as a technical term "security" means that something not only is secure but that it has been secured. For example, in telecommunications, the term security has the following meanings:

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RT @TechColumbus: Huntington Bank is looking for a Chief Information Security Officer http://bit.ly/7vq8jN #jobs
lesliemack (Leslie Mack) Tue, 05 Jan 2010 18:02:51 -0000
RT @TechColumbus: Huntington Bank is looking for a Chief Information Security Officer http://bit.ly/7vq8jN #jobs
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Kundra: CIO of the Year? - Tech Insider http://ow.ly/T0ZT #It #defense #security #federal
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@juliedaley the Big Island, Hawaii. An old friend is head navy doc @ Pearl Harbor--his house was in Prez's security zone. So that's the base
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@juliedaley the Big Island, Hawaii. An old friend is head navy doc @ Pearl Harbor--his house was in Prez's security zone. So that's the base
Security Theatre of the Absurd http://tgam.ca/GCQ (via @globeandmail) People are so scared that they drop their pants for any law. Sad.
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Security Theatre of the Absurd http://tgam.ca/GCQ (via @globeandmail) People are so scared that they drop their pants for any law. Sad.
RT @michellemalkin: Airline security idiocy of the day: Milblogger @Michael_Yon handcuffed, Joan Rivers blocked - http://is.gd/5MZko
diggersrealm (Dan Amato) Tue, 05 Jan 2010 18:02:16 -0000
RT @michellemalkin: Airline security idiocy of the day: Milblogger @Michael_Yon handcuffed, Joan Rivers blocked - http://is.gd/5MZko

 
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