safeguarded
Shielded from harm
Safeguarded is the past tense of safeguard, meaning protected from harm or secured against risk: The constitution safeguarded individual liberties.
Something safeguarded has been actively defended or preserved: She safeguarded her savings by diversifying investments.
The word implies deliberate protective measures rather than passive safety.
Protected from harm
- defendedShielded from harm
- preservedKept from deterioration
- conservedKept from being used up
- shelteredKept safe from harm
maintained · upheld · fortified · harbored · sanctuary · refuge · asylum · immune
Fastened with a mechanism
- barricadedSealed off defensively
- enclosedSurrounded and sealed within
- fencedSurrounded by barriers
- vaultedCurved overhead, or leaped
reinforced · bolted · sealed · gated · barriers · perimeter · checkpoints · escorted
Automatic protective default
- contingencyUncertain possible event
- insuranceContractual risk coverage
- redundancyNeedless duplication
- preventiveMeant to stop trouble
proactive · hedged · fallback · precaution · stopgap · buffer · reserve
Converting data into code
- firewallNetwork access control system
- passwordAuthentication string
- authenticationConfirming genuine identity
- cybersecurityProtection of digital systems
antivirus · VPN · two-factor · biometrics · tokenization · hashing · https · backup
Carefully attentive, observant
- vigilantKeenly aware of danger
- surveillanceSystematic observation of subjects
- patrolledMonitored an area regularly
- overseenHad supervisory control
inspected · scrutinized · supervised · tracked · audited · regulated · compliance · accountability
shielded
Protected from harm
sheltered · maintained · upheld · fortified · harbored · sanctuary · refuge · asylum · immune · inviolable
locked
Fastened with a mechanism
- barricadedSealed off defensively
- enclosedSurrounded and sealed within
- fencedSurrounded by barriers
vaulted · reinforced · bolted · sealed · gated · barriers · perimeter · checkpoints · escorted · garrisoned
failsafe
Automatic protective default
- contingencyUncertain possible event
- insuranceContractual risk coverage
- redundancyNeedless duplication
preventive · proactive · hedged · fallback · precaution · stopgap · buffer · reserve
encryption
Converting data into code
- firewallNetwork access control system
- passwordAuthentication string
- authenticationConfirming genuine identity
cybersecurity · antivirus · VPN · two-factor · biometrics · tokenization · hashing · https · backup · redundancy
watchful
Carefully attentive, observant
- vigilantKeenly aware of danger
- surveillanceSystematic observation of subjects
- patrolledMonitored an area regularly
overseen · inspected · scrutinized · supervised · tracked · audited · regulated · compliance · accountability · oversight
safeguardedendangered
At risk of extinction
unprotected · vulnerable · defenceless · unguarded · at risk
safeguardedexposed
Out in open
undefended · unshielded · laid bare · uncovered · unfortified
- legal safeguardsProtective measures in law
- safeguarding childrenProtecting minors from harm
- child safeguardingProtecting youth from abuse