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title: "information assurance"
description: "Measures that protect and defend information and information systems by ensuring their availability, integrity, authentication, confidentiality, and non-repudiation. These measures include providing for restoration of information systems by incorporating protection, detection, and reaction capabilities.  "
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term_id: 675
language: English
language_code: gb
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# information assurance

Measures that protect and defend information and information systems by ensuring their availability, integrity, authentication, confidentiality, and non-repudiation. These measures include providing for restoration of information systems by incorporating protection, detection, and reaction capabilities.  

## Present in syllabi


- Advanced Security Tester 2016

## Translations


- [Deutsch](https://istqb-glossary.page/de/informationsschutz/) — Informationsschutz
- [Italiano](https://istqb-glossary.page/it/information-assurance/) — information assurance
- [日本語](https://istqb-glossary.page/jp/%E6%83%85%E5%A0%B1%E4%BF%9D%E8%A8%BC-information-assurance/) — 情報保証（information assurance）
- [Português (Brasil)](https://istqb-glossary.page/br/garantia-da-informacao/) — garantia da informação
- [Polski](https://istqb-glossary.page/pl/ubezpieczenie-informacji/) — ubezpieczenie informacji
- [Português](https://istqb-glossary.page/pt/garantia-da-informacao/) — garantia da informação
- [Čeština](https://istqb-glossary.page/cz/zajisteni-informaci/) — zajištění informací
- [Svenska](https://istqb-glossary.page/se/informationssakring/) — informationssäkring

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