security measure
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3.1
- noun
- /sɪˈkjʊrɪti ˈmɛʒər/
- Specialized
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medida de seguridad
- Phishing cleverly circumvents the vast majority of an organization's or individual's security measures.
- security measures to protect
- security measures to ensure
- computer security measures
Examples
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With that in mind, JoAnn put forward an argument for integrating better security measures within the WordPress core.
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Thus, physical security measures at network nodes may be needed to compensate for possible exposures of plain messages passing through intermediate or misrouted nodes.
Academic text (1990) -
Not every business needs extreme computer security measures, but every organization should take at least basic steps to protect data.
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Hence, the clause is a national security measure designed to assure the safety of the nation.
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In response to those attacks, the U.S. government deemed draconian security measures essential to protect the people.
Academic text (2009) -
This could be solved if the bank spent some extra money on actual out-of-band security measures.
Blog text (10) -
Thus, it is imperative that entities adopt enhanced security measures to control authentication and access to information resources.
Academic text (2003) -
A White House commission, formed after TWA Flight 800 exploded in July 1996, strongly endorsed in February the use of passenger profiling as a security measure.
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Many companies are implementing robust security measures to safeguard sensitive data from cyber threats.
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The new security measures include firewalls and encryption to protect the network from unauthorized access.
Synonyms
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4.0
A way to protect someone or something from harm
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3.7
Actions and devices that stop people from spying, stealing, or damaging property
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3.5
A set of programs and rules that control access to computer networks
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4.1
A system that finds and stops attacks on computer networks
Antonyms
How Secure
- Specialized
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4.1
- Specialized
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3.1
- Specialized
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3.9
- Specialized
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2.5
Surface Forms
Morphology
The noun is directly compositional: combining 'security' (protection) with 'measure' (an action or step) yields a step taken to provide protection. This structure is cross-linguistically common (e.g., 'medida de seguridad') and a B1 learner who knows both words will readily infer the intended meaning.
Etymology
Security measure in the digital world comes from the image of adding extra locks to a computer, like a password plus a code on your phone; each lock is a measure to keep your data secure. So it means a rule or tool that 'stops' bad access and 'protects' computer systems.