1. to turn off or deactivate security features, protocols, or systems designed to protect a system, device, or location
The IT administrator had to disable security measures temporarily to perform system maintenance.
O administrador de TI teve que desativar as medidas de segurança temporariamente para realizar manutenção do sistema.
2. to remove or bypass protective barriers or safeguards
Hackers attempted to disable security measures to gain unauthorized access to the database.
Os hackers tentaram desativar as medidas de segurança para obter acesso não autorizado ao banco de dados.