Information Security
nouncandidate·updated May 12, 2026
Protecting information and information systems from unauthorized access, use, disclosure, disruption, modification, or destruction in order to provide— 1) integrity, which means guarding against improper information modification or destruction, and includes ensuring information nonrepudiation and authenticity; 2) confidentiality, which means preserving authorized restrictions on access and disclosure, including means for protecting personal privacy and proprietary information; and 3) availability, which means ensuring timely and reliable access to and use of information.
Framework senses
- §1
- Ensures that within the enterprise, information is protected against disclosure to unauthorized users (confidentiality), improper modification (integrity), and non-access when required (availability)
- §1
- The measures taken so that information and information systems are protected from unauthorized access, use, disclosure, disruption, modification, or destruction.
- §1
- The purpose of this function is to protect information and information systems from unauthorized access, use, disclosure, disruption, modification, or destruction in order to provide integrity, confidentiality, and availability.
- §1
- The measures taken so that information and information systems are protected from unauthorized access, use, disclosure, disruption, modification, or destruction.
- §1
- The measures taken so that information and information systems are protected from unauthorized access, use, disclosure, disruption, modification, or destruction.
Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council (FFIEC) IT Examination Handbook Infobase, Glossary1 senseview framework →
- §1
- The process by which an organization protects the creation, collection, storage, use, transmission, and disposal of information.
- §1
- The protection of information and information systems from unauthorized access, use, disclosure, disruption, modification, or destruction in order to provide confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
- §2 · sense_2_pending_review
- Protecting information and information systems from unauthorized access, use, disclosure, disruption, modification, or destruction in order to provide— 1) integrity, which means guarding against improper information modification or destruction, and includes ensuring information nonrepudiation and authenticity; 2) confidentiality, which means preserving authorized restrictions on access and disclosure, including means for protecting personal privacy and proprietary information; and 3) availability, which means ensuring timely and reliable access to and use of information.
- §1
- The protection of information and information systems from unauthorized access, use, disclosure, disruption, modification, or destruction in order to provide confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
- §1
- The protection of information and information systems from unauthorized access, use, disclosure, disruption, modification, or destruction in order to provide confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
- §1
- The protection of information and information systems from unauthorized access, use, disclosure, disruption, modification, or destruction in order to provide confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
- §1
- The protection of information and information systems from unauthorized access, use, disclosure, disruption, modification, or destruction in order to provide confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
- §1
- The protection of information and information systems from unauthorized access, use, disclosure, disruption, modification, or destruction in order to provide confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
- §1
- The protection of information and information systems from unauthorized access, use, disclosure, disruption, modification, or destruction in order to provide confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
- §1
- The protection of information and information systems from unauthorized access, use, disclosure, disruption, modification, or destruction in order to provide confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
- §1
- Protecting information and information systems from unauthorized access, use, disclosure, disruption, modification, or destruction in order to provide— 1) integrity, which means guarding against improper information modification or destruction, and includes ensuring information nonrepudiation and authenticity; 2) confidentiality, which means preserving authorized restrictions on access and disclosure, including means for protecting personal privacy and proprietary information; and 3) availability, which means ensuring timely and reliable access to and use of information.
- §1
- Protecting information and information systems from unauthorized access, use, disclosure, disruption, modification, or destruction in order to provide— 1) integrity, which means guarding against improper information modification or destruction, and includes ensuring information nonrepudiation and authenticity; 2) confidentiality, which means preserving authorized restrictions on access and disclosure, including means for protecting personal privacy and proprietary information; and 3) availability, which means ensuring timely and reliable access to and use of information.
- §1
- preservation of confidentiality, integrity and availability of information; in addition, other properties, such as authenticity, accountability, non-repudiation, and reliability can also be involved.