The phrase "a modest security" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a level of security that is not excessive or overly elaborate, often implying a basic or reasonable level of protection.
Example: "The company implemented a modest security system to safeguard its sensitive data without incurring significant costs."
Alternatives: "a basic security" or "a simple security measure".
"When it's time to die, no one can save me," he said, pointing out that he travels with a modest security detail.
British and American forces struggled here for years, taking heavy casualties to create even just a modest security bubble to free the district center from insurgent pressure.
The market was safe enough for America's highest-ranking military officer to stroll for an hour with only a modest security detail.
Bowing to European Union pressure, the Macedonian government today approved the deployment of a modest NATO security force to shore up a precarious peace agreement with the rebellious Albanian minority.
A4 Forces Approved in Macedonia Bowing to European Union pressure, the Macedonian government approved the deployment of a modest NATO security force to shore up a precarious peace agreement with the rebellious Albanian minority.
Lacking a majority in Congress, Ms Chinchilla faces a struggle to win approval for extra taxes to pay for her modest security build-up.Not everything is gloomy in Central America.
BAGHDAD, Sept. 8 — Seven months after the American-led troop "surge" began, Baghdad has experienced modest security gains that have neither reversed the city's underlying sectarian dynamic nor created a unified and trusted national government.
The fact that there have been modest security improvements in Baghdad, which has eased the political pressure caused by Iraq, means that it's almost inconceivable that this Administration will use its last year in power to discharge this enormous debt.
Ellen Pleasant, a 74-year-old retired government worker in North Carolina, struggles to make ends meet on a modest monthly Social Security check and an even smaller pension benefit for state workers.
Or it could take a more incremental approach, by buying a modest amount of securities and leaving the door open for more.
He and his second wife, Nancy, live on an annual income they said was not much more than $30,000: Social Security, a modest annuity and her pension from 20 years of working in a bank.
