Confidentiality
Confidentiality: (1) Prevention of unauthorized disclosure of information.
Definition
(1) Prevention of unauthorized disclosure of information. (2) Preserving authorized restrictions on information access and disclosure, including means for protecting personal privacy and proprietary information.
Alternative Definitions
- Definition 2
Prevention of unauthorized disclosure of information.
- Definition 3
Preserving authorized restrictions on information access and disclosure, including means for protecting personal privacy and proprietary information.
- Definition 4
The preservation of authorized restrictions on information access and disclosure, including means for protecting personal privacy and proprietary information.
- Definition 5
Preserving authorized restrictions on information access and disclosure, including means for protecting personal privacy and proprietary information. (NISTIR)
- Definition 6
A set of rules that limits access to information.