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Communications Security

nounid 1879·updated May 8, 2026
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Classifications

Entity Type

Capability85%llm-generatedllm:claude-haiku-4-5

Sensitivity

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Information Class

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Variants

acronym
COMSEC
plural
Communications Securities
possessive
Communications Security's
pluralpossessive
Communications Securities'

Framework definitions

NISTIR 7298: Glossary of Key Information Security Terms, Revision 21 senseview framework →
§1
A component of Information Assurance that deals with measures and controls taken to deny unauthorized persons information derived from telecommunications and to ensure the authenticity of such telecommunications. COMSEC includes crypto security, transmission security, emissions security, and physical security of COMSEC material.
CNSSI-4009 (Glossary of Information Assurance Terms)1 senseview framework →
§1
A component of Information Assurance that deals with measures and controls taken to deny unauthorized persons information derived from telecommunications and to ensure the authenticity of such telecommunications. COMSEC includes crypto security, transmission security, emissions security, and physical security of COMSEC material.

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