Information security, sometimes shortened to infosec, is the practice of protecting information by mitigating information risks. It is part of information...

Computer security (also cybersecurity, digital security, or information technology (IT) security) is the protection of computer software, systems and...

Information security standards (also cyber security standards) are techniques generally outlined in published materials that attempt to protect the cyber...

Information security management (ISM) defines and manages controls that an organization needs to implement to ensure that it is sensibly protecting the...

(Certified Information Systems Security Professional) is an independent information security certification granted by the International Information System...

Compartmentalization, in information security, whether public or private, is the limiting of access to information to persons or other entities on a need-to-know...

An information security audit is an audit of the level of information security in an organization. It is an independent review and examination of system...

Security information and event management (SIEM) is a field within the field of computer security, where software products and services combine security...

A chief information security officer (CISO) is a senior-level executive within an organization responsible for establishing and maintaining the enterprise...

Sensitive security information (SSI) is a category of United States sensitive but unclassified information obtained or developed in the conduct of security activities...