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'''Security''' has to be compared and contrasted with other related concepts: Safety, continuity, reliability. The key difference between security and reliability is that security must take into account the actions of people attempting to cause destruction.
'''Security''' has to be compared and contrasted with other related concepts: Safety, continuity, reliability. The key difference between security and reliability is that security must take into account the actions of people attempting to cause destruction.
<center>For lessons on the [[topic]] of '''''Security''''', follow [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Category:Security this link].</center>
==Definitions==
==Definitions==
The [[word]] security is derived from the Ancient [[Greek]] "Se-Cura" and literally translates to "without fear". 'Security' is therefore the [[state]] of [[being]] secure, or the actions employed to achieve that state, i.e. to be secure is to be without fear of harm.
The [[word]] security is derived from the Ancient [[Greek]] "Se-Cura" and literally translates to "without fear". 'Security' is therefore the [[state]] of [[being]] secure, or the actions employed to achieve that state, i.e. to be secure is to be without fear of harm.
