Security is the degree of protection against danger, loss, and criminals. Individuals or actions that encroach upon the condition of protection are responsible for a "breach of security."
- A condition that results from the establishment and maintenance of protective measures that ensure a state of inviolability from hostile acts or influences.
Security has to be compared and contrasted with other related concepts: Safety, continuity, reliability. The key difference between security and reliability is that security must take into account the actions of people attempting to cause destruction.[Source: Wikipedia]
Security is addressed in the ICT work programme 2011/12 (p. 15, 19, 23, 28, 43, 49, 63, 75, 78, 8, 83, 88, 112, 117)under the following challenges/ objectives:
> Challenge 1:Pervasive and Trusted Network and Service Infrastructures
Objective ICT-2011.1.2 Cloud Computing, Internet of Services and Advanced Software Engineering
Objective ICT-2011.1.4 Trustworthy ICT
Objective ICT-2011.1.6 Future Internet Research and Experimentation (FIRE)
Future Internet Public Private Partnership (FI-PPP) - Objective FI.ICT-2011.1.7 Technology foundation: Future Internet Core Platform
> Challenge 3: Alternative Paths to Components and Systems
Objective ICT-2011.3.2 Smart components and smart systems integration
Objective ICT-2011.3.5 Core and disruptive photonic technologies
> Challenge 5: ICT for Health, Ageing Well, Inclusion and Governance
Objective ICT-2011.5.1: Personal Health Systems (PHS)
> Challenge 6:ICT for a Low Carbon Economy
Objective ICT-2011.6.1 Smart Energy Grids
Objective EEB-ICT-2011.6.4 ICT for energy-efficient buildings and spaces of public use
Objective ICT-2011.6.7 Cooperative Systems for energy efficient and sustainable mobility
Objective GC-ICT-2011.6.8 ICT for fully electric vehicles
> Challenge 7: ICT for the Enterprise and Manufacturing
Objective FoF-ICT-2011.7.3 Virtual Factories and enterprises
Objective ICT-2011.10.1 EU-Brazil Research and Development cooperation
