Communications security. Communications security is the discipline of preventing unauthorized interceptors from accessing telecommunications in an intelligible form, while still delivering content to the intended recipients. In the North Atlantic Treaty Organization culture, including United States Department of Defense culture, it is often referred to by the abbreviation COMSEC. The field includes cryptographic security, transmission security, emissions security and physical security of COMSEC equipment and associated keying material. COMSEC is used to protect both classified and unclassified traffic on military communications networks, including voice, video, and data. It is used for both analog and digital applications, and both wired and wireless links.
Drought Tolerant and Beautiful: Globe Mallow. Globe mallow (Sphaeralcea ambigua) brings a unique cottage-garden feel to the desert plant palette along with some surprises. In spring a flush of beautiful flowers are produced that will cause people to stop in their tracks.
A pink mallow flower. The mallow family, which includes the marshmallow, musk mallow, common mallow and high mallow, share similar therapeutic properties. Their mucilaginous quality made them ideal folk remedies for a range of internal and external problems. Malva sylvestris, commonly known as high mallow, is one member of the mallow family. Plants For A Future, an online database for edible and medicinal plants, rates high mallow a three for medicinal and culinary value, meaning the plants are considered useful enough for commercial cultivation.