Todo
conocimiento que puede ser comunicado, presentado o almacenado en cualquier
forma. [CCN-STIC-431:2006]
Elemento de
conocimiento susceptible de representarse con ayuda de convenios para
conservarse, tratarse o comunicarse. [CCN-STIC-207:2006]
Dato o
elemento de conocimiento susceptible de ser representado bajo una forma
adaptada a una comunicación, un registro o un tratamiento. [IGI 900] [REC 901] [EBIOS:2005]
datos que
poseen significado [ISO-9000_es:2000]
Any communication or
representation of knowledge such as facts, data, or opinions in any medium or
form, including textual, numerical, graphic, cartographic, narrative, or
audiovisual. [CNSSI_4009:2010]
1. (I) Facts and ideas,
which can be represented (encoded) as various forms of data.
2. (I) Knowledge -- e.g.,
data, instructions -- in any medium or form that can be communicated between
system entities.
[RFC4949:2007]
Knowledge that can be
communicated in any form. [CCN-STIC-401:2007]
Any knowledge that can be
communicated or documentary material, regardless of its physical form or
characteristics. [DoD 5220:2006]
An instance of an
information type. [FIPS-199:2004]
A specific category of
information (e.g., privacy, medical, proprietary, financial, investigative,
contractor sensitive, security management), defined by an organization or in
some instances, by a specific law, Executive Order, directive, policy, or regulation.
[CNSSI_4009:2010]
A specific category of
information (e.g., privacy, medical, proprietary, financial, investigative,
contractor sensitive, security management), defined by an organization or, in
some instances, by a specific law, Executive Order, directive, policy, or
regulation. [FIPS-199:2004]
Information or item of
knowledge that can be represented in a form allowing its communication,
recording or processing. [IGI 900] [REC 901] [EBIOS:2005]
In the area of Information
Security, data (and the individual elements that comprise the data) is
processed, formatted and re-presented, so that it gains meaning and thereby
becomes information. Information Security is concerned with the protection and
safeguard of that information which, in its various forms can be identified as
Business Assets or Information Assets.
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