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Security is the condition of being protected against danger or loss. In the general sense, security is a concept similar to safety. The nuance between the two is an added emphasis on being protected from dangers that originate from outside. Individuals or actions that encroach upon the condition of protection are responsible for the breach of security.
Defining the word security
The word "security" in general usage is synonymous with "safety," but as a technical term "security" means that something not only is secure but that it has been secured. For example, in telecommunications, the term security has the following meanings:
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RT @IMOHQ: IMO`s Maritime Safety Committee now opened, on the agenda: armed security guards on board ships and:http://t.co/KJyFhPSu
Soc_Net_Intel (social.network.intel) Thu, 17 May 2012 09:38:46 -0000
RT @IMOHQ: IMO`s Maritime Safety Committee now opened, on the agenda: armed security guards on board ships and:http://t.co/KJyFhPSu
RT @IMOHQ: IMO`s Maritime Safety Committee now opened, on the agenda: armed security guards on board ships and:http://t.co/KJyFhPSu
neptune_ms (Neptune Maritime Sec) Thu, 17 May 2012 09:21:52 -0000
RT @IMOHQ: IMO`s Maritime Safety Committee now opened, on the agenda: armed security guards on board ships and:http://t.co/KJyFhPSu
Honesty, loyalty, safety and security, that's all a girl really wants.
LoLFikLoL (`) Thu, 17 May 2012 09:01:52 -0000
Honesty, loyalty, safety and security, that's all a girl really wants.
RT @IMOHQ: IMO`s Maritime Safety Committee now opened, on the agenda: armed security guards on board ships and:http://t.co/KJyFhPSu
CaptainSafak (Åafak Albayrak) Thu, 17 May 2012 08:59:21 -0000
RT @IMOHQ: IMO`s Maritime Safety Committee now opened, on the agenda: armed security guards on board ships and:http://t.co/KJyFhPSu
RT @IMOHQ: IMO`s Maritime Safety Committee now opened, on the agenda: armed security guards on board ships and:http://t.co/KJyFhPSu
Seafarers_UK (Seafarers UK) Thu, 17 May 2012 08:57:04 -0000
RT @IMOHQ: IMO`s Maritime Safety Committee now opened, on the agenda: armed security guards on board ships and:http://t.co/KJyFhPSu
RT @IMOHQ: IMO`s Maritime Safety Committee now opened, on the agenda: armed security guards on board ships and:http://t.co/KJyFhPSu
PoleStarGlobal (Pole Star) Thu, 17 May 2012 08:56:33 -0000
RT @IMOHQ: IMO`s Maritime Safety Committee now opened, on the agenda: armed security guards on board ships and:http://t.co/KJyFhPSu
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