(DoD) The protection resulting from all measures designed to deny unauthorized persons information of value that might be derived from the possession and study of telecommunications, or to mislead unauthorized persons in their interpretation of the results of such possession and study. Also called COMSEC.
Department of Defense Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms. 31 January 2011.
| APA | Military Dictionary (DoD). (2011). communications security. Retrieved September 22, 2026, from http://smartdefine.org/communications_security/definitions/1960940 |
| Chicago | Military Dictionary (DoD). 2011. "communications security" http://smartdefine.org/communications_security/definitions/1960940 (accessed September 22, 2026). |
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| MLA | Military Dictionary (DoD). "communications security" 4 April 2011. Web. 22 September 2026. <http://smartdefine.org/communications_security/definitions/1960940> |