TERM

data security

The protection of data from disclosure, alteration, destruction, or loss that either is accidental or is intentional but unauthorized.

Updated

Jan 06, 2026

Senses

(I)

The protection of data from disclosure, alteration, destruction, or loss that either is accidental or is intentional but unauthorized. Tutorial: Both data confidentiality service and data integrity service are needed to achieve data security.

The protection of data from disclosure, alteration, destruction, or loss that either is accidental or is intentional but unauthorized.

Tutorial: Both data confidentiality service and data integrity service are needed to achieve data security.

IETF RFC 4949 (Internet Security Glossary)

Bibliography

IETF RFC 4949 (Internet Security Glossary)
Accessed Jan 06, 2026Quoted
RFC 4949 — Internet Security Glossary (Version 2)
https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc4949.txt
RFC 4949 is published by the IETF Trust and marked as "Distribution of this memo is unlimited". Verify IETF Trust copyright/licensing terms for reuse.
Source: IETF RFC 4949 (rfc-editor.org).