TS ISO/IEC 2382-8

TS ISO/IEC 2382-8 is a terminology standard for security-related concepts in information technology. It is intended to facilitate international communication in information processing, helping the same concepts be understood consistently across languages and technical contexts. This part covers not only the terms and definitions themselves, but also the relationships between the entries.

How security concepts are organised in the vocabulary

In this standard’s subject area, security refers to the core concepts used to protect data and information. Cryptography, information classification, access control, recovery of data and information, and security breaches are all part of the conceptual landscape that shapes IT security practice. In a terminology standard, these distinctions matter because protection measures, threats and administrative controls are often described with closely related terms.

Why terminology standards matter in practice

From a general technical perspective, a security vocabulary supports system design, documentation, contracts, training and cross-border technical communication by providing a common language. The definitions are drafted to avoid language-specific peculiarities as far as possible, which makes translation and comparison easier. As a result, this document functions as a conceptual reference for security terminology rather than as a prescriptive implementation standard for a specific security method.

• Brings together selected IT security concepts and their definitions.
• Shows the conceptual relationships between entries.
• Includes core areas such as cryptography, access control and information classification.
• Aims to make terminology more consistent for international communication and translation.