Secure may refer to: *

Security Security is protection from, or resilience against, potential harm (or other unwanted coercion). Beneficiaries (technically referents) of security may be persons and social groups, objects and institutions, ecosystems, or any other entity or ...

, being protected against danger or loss(es) **

Physical security Physical security describes security measures that are designed to deny unauthorized access to facilities, equipment, and resources and to protect personnel and property from damage or harm (such as espionage, theft, or terrorist attacks). Physi ...

, security measures that are designed to deny unauthorized access to facilities, equipment, and resources **

Information security Information security is the practice of protecting information by mitigating information risks. It is part of information risk management. It typically involves preventing or reducing the probability of unauthorized or inappropriate access to data ...

, defending information from unauthorized access, use, disclosure, disruption, modification, perusal, inspection, recording or destruction **

Secure communication Secure communication is when two entities are communicating and do not want a third party to listen in. For this to be the case, the entities need to communicate in a way that is unsusceptible to eavesdropping or interception. Secure communication ...

, when two entities are communicating and do not want a third party to listen in *

Securitate The Department of State Security (), commonly known as the Securitate (, ), was the secret police agency of the Socialist Republic of Romania. It was founded on 30 August 1948 from the '' Siguranța'' with help and direction from the Soviet MG ...

(Romanian for "security"), the secret service of Communist Romania *

Security (finance) A security is a tradable financial asset. The term commonly refers to any form of financial instrument, but its legal definition varies by jurisdiction. In some countries and languages people commonly use the term "security" to refer to any fo ...

, e.g. secured loans ** Secured transaction, a loan or a credit transaction in which the lender acquires a security interest in collateral owned by the borrower **

Secured creditor A secured creditor is a creditor with the benefit of a security interest over some or all of the assets of the debtor. In the event of the bankruptcy of the debtor, the secured creditor can enforce security against the assets of the debtor and avo ...

, a creditor with the benefit of a security interest over some or all of the assets of the debtor * ''Secure'' (G5), a

NatureServe conservation status The NatureServe conservation status system, maintained and presented by NatureServe in cooperation with the Natural Heritage Network, was developed in the United States in the 1980s by The Nature Conservancy (TNC) as a means for ranking or categor ...

similar to "Least Concern", indicating a species is not at risk of extinction * Sécure River, Bolivia

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