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data security
The protection of digital data from loss, theft, unauthorized access, or manipulation. It includes technical and organizational measures to ensure the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of information.
In unserem Unternehmen hat die Datensicherheit höchste Priorität.
In our company, data security has the highest priority.
The word is made up of 'Daten' (data, plural of Datum) and 'Sicherheit' (security). The 's' in between is a linking s, which connects the two parts. So it literally means 'the security of data'.
Viele Apps sammeln persönliche Informationen, daher ist Datensicherheit ein wichtiges Thema.
Many apps collect personal information, so data security is an important topic.
'Datensicherheit' (data security) is often used with verbs that express protection and guarantee. Typical combinations are 'Datensicherheit gewährleisten' (to guarantee data security), 'Datensicherheit sicherstellen' (to ensure data security), or 'die Datensicherheit verbessern' (to improve data security).
Die Bank muss die Datensicherheit für ihre Kunden gewährleisten.
The bank must guarantee data security for its customers.
As an abstract noun, 'Datensicherheit' (data security) is almost always used in the singular. You don't say 'vielen Datensicherheiten' (many data securities), but rather 'hoher Datensicherheit' (high data security) or 'Maßnahmen für die Datensicherheit' (measures for data security).
Ein Verstoß gegen die Datensicherheit kann teuer werden.
A breach of data security can become expensive.
data protection
Datenschutz specifically concerns personal data and protects it from misuse. Datensicherheit protects digital data in general from loss, theft, unauthorized access, or alteration through technical and organizational measures. Datenschutz is appropriate when discussing the permitted use of customer data, while Datensicherheit is appropriate for protective measures such as access controls.
Das Unternehmen verbessert die Datensicherheit durch strengere Zugangskontrollen für seine Systeme.
The company is improving data security by introducing stricter access controls for its systems.
Das Unternehmen darf die Kundendaten aus Gründen des Datenschutzes nicht unbefugt weitergeben.
For data protection reasons, the company may not disclose the customer data without authorization.
