| security intelligence | intelligence on the identity and capability and intentions of hostile individuals or organizations that may be engaged in espionage or sabotage or subversion or terrorism |
| censoring censorship security review | counterintelligence achieved by banning or deleting any information of value to the enemy |
security
security measures | measures taken as a precaution against theft or espionage or sabotage etc., military security has been stepped up since the recent uprising |
| Social Security | social welfare program in the U.S., includes old-age and survivors insurance and some unemployment insurance and old-age assistance |
| security blanket | a blanket (or toy) that a child carries around in order to reduce anxiety |
| security blanket | anything that an adult person uses to reduce anxiety |
security system
security measure
security | an electrical device that sets off an alarm when someone tries to break in |
| security system | (computing) a system that enforces boundaries between computer networks |
| Social Security number | the number of a particular individual's Social Security account |
security
surety | a guarantee that an obligation will be met |
| security | freedom from anxiety or fear, the watch dog gave her a feeling of security |
security
security department | a department responsible for the security of the institution's property and workers, the head of security was a former policeman |
National Security Council
NSC | a committee in the executive branch of government that advises the president on foreign and military and national security, supervises the Central Intelligence Agency |
Social Security Administration
SSA | an independent government agency responsible for the Social Security system |
Department of Homeland Security
Homeland Security | the federal department that administers all matters relating to homeland security |
Bureau of Diplomatic Security
DS | the bureau in the State Department that is responsible for the security of diplomats and embassies overseas |
Transportation Security Administration
TSA | an agency established in to safeguard United States transportation systems and insure safe air travel |
security force
private security force | a privately employed group hired to protect the security of a business or industry |
Security Council
SC | a permanent council of the United Nations, responsible for preserving world peace |
Canadian Security Intelligence Service
CSIS | Canada's main foreign intelligence agency that gathers and analyzes information to provide security intelligence for the Canadian government |
Communications Security Establishment
CSE | Canadian agency that gathers communications intelligence and assist law enforcement and security agencies |
International Relations and Security Network
ISN | Switzerland's information network for security and defense studies and for peace and conflict research and for international relations |
Security Intelligence Review Committee
SIRC | an agency of the Canadian government that oversees the activities of the Criminal Intelligence Services of Canada and has the power to intrude on the privacy of suspected terrorists or spies |
Security Service
MI Military Intelligence Section | the government agency in the United Kingdom that is responsible for internal security and counterintelligence on British territory |
Shin Bet
General Security Services | the Israeli domestic counterintelligence and internal security agency, the Shin Bet also handles overall security for Israel's national airline |
National Security Agency
NSA | the United States cryptologic organization that coordinates and directs highly specialized activities to protect United States information systems and to produce foreign intelligence information |
| security staff | those in an organization responsible for preventing spying or theft |
Committee for State Security
KGB
Soviet KGB | formerly the predominant security police organization of Soviet Russia |
Federal Security Bureau
FSB Federal Security Service | the internal counterintelligence agency of the Russian Federation and successor to the Soviet KGB, formerly led by Vladimir Putin |
| security consultant | an adviser about alarm systems to prevent burglaries |
| security director | head of a private security force working for a business or industry |
watchman
watcher security guard | a guard who keeps watch |
| security interest | any interest in a property that secures the payment of an obligation |
government security
agency security | a security issued by United States government agencies or the Farm Credit System |
| mortgage-backed security | a security created when a group of mortgages are gathered together and bonds are sold to other institutions or the public, investors receive a portion of the interest payments on the mortgages as well as the principal payments, usually guaranteed by the government |
| registered security | a security whose owner's name is recorded on the books of the issuer (or issuer's agent) |
| security protection | defense against financial failure, financial independence, his pension gave him security in his old age, insurance provided protection against loss of wages due to illness |
security
surety | property that your creditor can claim in case you default on your obligation, bankers are reluctant to lend without good security |
| margin security deposit | the amount of collateral a customer deposits with a broker when borrowing from the broker to buy securities |
| security certificate | a formal declaration that documents a fact of relevance to finance and investment, the holder has a right to receive interest or dividends, he held several valuable securities |
tax-exempt security
tax-exempt | a security that is not subject to taxation |
zerooupon security
zero coupon security | a security that makes no interest payments but instead is sold at a deep discount from its face value |
convertible
convertible security | a corporate security (usually bonds or preferred stock) that can be exchanged for another form of security (usually common stock) |
| letter security | a stock or bond that is not registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission and cannot be sold in the public market |
| listed security | a security that has been accepted for trading by one of the organized and registered securities exchanges in the US |
unlisted security
over the counter security
OTC security | a security traded in the over-theounter market |
| security | the state of being free from danger or injury, we support the armed services in the name of national security |
| peace public security | the general security of public places, he was arrested for disturbing the peace |
| collective security | a system for international peace |