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'''Security''' is the degree of resistance to, or protection from, harm. It applies to any vulnerable and valuable [[asset]], such as a person, dwelling, community, nation, or organization. Security provides a form of protection where a separation is created between the assets and the threat. These separations are generically called controls, and sometimes include changes to the asset or the threat. | '''Security''' is the degree of resistance to, or protection from, harm. It applies to any vulnerable and valuable [[asset]], such as a person, dwelling, community, nation, or organization. Security provides a form of protection where a separation is created between the assets and the threat. These separations are generically called controls, and sometimes include changes to the asset or the threat. | ||
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
* [[Anonymity & Security]] | * [[Anonymity & Security]] | ||
* [[Privacy]] | * [[Privacy]] | ||
Revision as of 11:59, 7 November 2014
Security is the degree of resistance to, or protection from, harm. It applies to any vulnerable and valuable asset, such as a person, dwelling, community, nation, or organization. Security provides a form of protection where a separation is created between the assets and the threat. These separations are generically called controls, and sometimes include changes to the asset or the threat.