information security

1. procedure used to determine user privileges or access levels to the system
4. state of being complete or uncorrupted
6. gap or weakness which undermines an organization’s security efforts
7. network of computers and devices managed as a unit with the same procedures and rules
11. information or data which can be accessed when needed
12. how information is protected
13. calculated assessment of potential threats to an organization’s security

2. intent of doing harm
3. making sure a person is who they say they are
5. requirement of being private or secret
8. rights an individual or organization has over information and how it is used
9. short for "malicious software" and covers threats such as viruses, worms, Trojan horses, ransomware and the numerous other programs used by hackers to gain access to or damage sensitive information on a computer
10. macros which have been programmed to carry out malicious intent