Business information security

Information security is many-sided sphere of activity where it’s possible to achieve success only with system complex approach. The range of interests of subjects connected with using information systems can be divided into following groups: providing of availability, integrity and confidentiality of information resources and supporting infrastructure. Availability is possibility to receive necessary information service within reasonable time. Integrity is topicality and consistency of information, its security from destruction and unauthorized changing. Confidentiality is protection from unauthorized access to the information.
The specialists in the sphere of information security understand that protection of information infrastructure of organization reveals new business opportunity and the existing business-processes require fewer resources for effective work. Reliable protection of information allows involving new partners into business. The higher is the level of trust the more access it’s possible to provide to outer parties such as clients, business partners, employees and contractors. It helps expand business and at the same time simplifies performance of operation reducing costs.
It’s important to realize that in modern world information security is first of all a very strong management, clear idea of company’s business-strategy and skill to interact with all its departments. Technologies are just a tool.
Without effective management and understanding of company’s business-strategy its information security department will be treated as the one that doesn’t bring profit. Managing of information security at the secondary level allows recouping costs and with good management it can even make business more effective.