Definitions[]
Technical security is
“ | [t]he programs established primarily to protect classified and unclassified controlled information, such as technical surveillance countermeasures, communications security, emission security, and TEMPEST.[1] | ” |
“ | [s]ecurity mechanisms and procedures that are implemented in and executed by computer hardware, firmware, or software to provide automated protection for a system.[2] | ” |
“ | [a] security discipline dedicated to detecting, neutralizing, and/or exploiting a wide variety of hostile and foreign penetration technologies.[3] | ” |
References[]
- ↑ DOE Manual 470.4-7, at 59.
- ↑ Internet Security Glossary, at 302.
- ↑ Glossary of Security Terms, Definitions, and Acronyms, at 240.