Phrase guide

information security

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

Qualifier: computer security

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: data protection, infosec

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: security

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

48 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Albanian: siguria e informacionit — protection of information and information systems
  • Arabic: أمن المعلومات — protection of information and information systems
  • Armenian: տեղեկատվական անվտանգություն (teġekatvakan anvtangutʻyun) — protection of information and information systems
  • Asturian: seguridá de la información — protection of information and information systems
  • Azerbaijani: informasiya təhlükəsizliyi — protection of information and information systems
  • Basque: informazioaren segurtasun — protection of information and information systems
  • Bengali: তথ্য নিরাপত্তা (tottho nirapotta) — protection of information and information systems
  • Bulgarian: информационна сигурност (informacionna sigurnost) — protection of information and information systems
  • Catalan: seguretat de la informació — protection of information and information systems
  • Chinese Mandarin: 信息安全 (xìnxī ānquán) — protection of information and information systems
  • Czech: informační bezpečnost — protection of information and information systems
  • Danish: informationssikkerhed — protection of information and information systems
  • Dutch: informatiebeveiliging — protection of information and information systems
  • Estonian: andmeturve — protection of information and information systems
  • Finnish: tietoturvallisuus — protection of information and information systems
  • Finnish: tietoturva — protection of information and information systems
  • French: sécurité de l'information — protection of information and information systems
  • German: Informationsicherheit — protection of information and information systems
  • German: Informationssicherheit — protection of information and information systems
  • Hebrew: אבטחת מידע — protection of information and information systems
  • Hindi: सूचना सुरक्षा (sūcnā surakṣā) — protection of information and information systems
  • Hungarian: információbiztonság — protection of information and information systems
  • Icelandic: fróðöryggi — protection of information and information systems
  • Indonesian: keamanan informasi — protection of information and information systems
  • Japanese: 情報セキュリティ — protection of information and information systems
  • Kazakh: ақпараттық қауіпсіздік (aqparattyq qauıpsızdık) — protection of information and information systems
  • Korean: 정보 보안 (jeongbo boan) — protection of information and information systems
  • Latvian: informācijas drošība — protection of information and information systems
  • Macedonian: информациска безбедност (informaciska bezbednost) — protection of information and information systems
  • Malay: keselamatan maklumat — protection of information and information systems
  • Mongolian: мэдээллийн аюулгүй байдал (medeelliin ajuulgüj bajdal) — protection of information and information systems
  • Norwegian Bokmål: datasikkerhet — protection of information and information systems
  • Odia: ତଥ୍ୟ ନିରାପତ୍ତା (tathya nirāpattā) — protection of information and information systems
  • Pashto: اطلاعاتي خوندیتوب — protection of information and information systems
  • Persian: امنیت اطلاعات — protection of information and information systems
  • Portuguese: segurança da informação — protection of information and information systems
  • Punjabi: ਜਾਣਕਾਰੀ ਦੀ ਸੁਰੱਖਿਆ (jāṇkārī dī surakkhiā) — protection of information and information systems
  • Romanian: securitatea informației — protection of information and information systems
  • Russian: информацио́нная безопа́сность (informaciónnaja bezopásnostʹ) — protection of information and information systems
  • Slovene: informacijska varnost — protection of information and information systems
  • Spanish: seguridad de la información — protection of information and information systems
  • Swedish: datasikkerhet informationssäkerhet — protection of information and information systems
  • Tamil: தகவல் பாதுகாப்பு (takaval pātukāppu) — protection of information and information systems
  • Thai: การรักษาความปลอดภัยทางข้อมูล — protection of information and information systems
  • Turkish: bilgi güvenliği — protection of information and information systems
  • Ukrainian: інформаці́йна безпе́ка (informacíjna bezpéka) — protection of information and information systems
  • Uzbek: axborot xavfsizligi — protection of information and information systems
  • Vietnamese: an toàn thông tin — protection of information and information systems