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Emission Security (emsec)

Emission Security (emsec): The component of communications security that results from all measures taken to deny unauthorized persons information of value…

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The component of communications security that results from all measures taken to deny unauthorized persons information of value that might be derived from intercept and analysis of compromising emanations from cryptoequipment and information systems. See TEMPEST.

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Committee on National Security Systems Glossary CNSSI 4009-2015
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