Security

Security is the degree of resistance to, or protection from, harm.

Description

It applies to any vulnerable and valuable asset, such as a person, dwelling, community, nation, or organization.

As noted by the Institute for Security and Open Methodologies (ISECOM) in the OSSTMM 3, security provides "a form of protection where a separation is created between the assets and the threat." These separations are generically called "controls," and sometimes include changes to the asset or the threat.

See also

• Authentication
• Browser security
• Computer security
• Credential
• Data security
• Exploit (computer security)
• Internet security
• Risk
• Uncertainty
• Vulnerability (computing)

External links

• Security @ Wikipedia