Communications Security

1. What is the meaning of communication security?
2. What are examples of communication security?
3. Why is communication a security?
4. What are communication security risks?

What is the meaning of communication security?

Definitions: 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.

What are examples of communication security?

Communications security includes cryptosecurity [i.e., encryption or decryption], transmission security, emission security [i.e., intercept and analysis of emanations from equipment], and physical security of COMSEC material.

Why is communication a security?

Why Communication Security is Important in the Workplace. Once a company's communication system gets breached, the hacker will already have broken through the perimeter defense of the company, and it won't be long before they get their hands on all kinds of sensitive and confidential information.

What are communication security risks?

Potential threats include malware, denial of service (DoS), distributed denial of services (DDoS), viruses, worms and ransomware and more.