Difference between revisions of "Information Security"
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| − | '''Information Security''' is the process of protecting information from unintended access by others. The methodologies for protecting information varies based on the type of information being protected, | + | '''Information Security''' is the process of protecting information from unintended access by others. The methodologies for protecting information varies based on the type of information being protected, to whom the information currently belongs, and how the information could potentially be utilized by others. |
| − | Concern with the security of information has changed with the advent of electronic information storage and online information | + | Concern with the security of information has changed with the advent of electronic information storage mechanisms, and subsequently with the spread of information in an online information environments. These mediums of information transportation have both helped and hindered the process of data protection. For instance, by allowing information to be encrypted and decrypted in a complex manner, data can be protected in a more robust manner than with human interaction. Conversely, the ease with which information can be copied and disseminated without expressed consent of the information holder can cause it to be used in nefarious ways. |
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| + | Information is linked explicitly with privacy in the case of an individual. | ||
[[File:Information-security-image.png|300px|thumb|right|Protecting bits and bytes can have as much of a real-world impact as protecting physical objects.]] | [[File:Information-security-image.png|300px|thumb|right|Protecting bits and bytes can have as much of a real-world impact as protecting physical objects.]] | ||
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== Conceptual Overview == | == Conceptual Overview == | ||
Protecting private information is important to ensure the information is... | Protecting private information is important to ensure the information is... | ||
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== Individual Information Privacy == | == Individual Information Privacy == | ||
Revision as of 20:40, 5 October 2011
Information Security is the process of protecting information from unintended access by others. The methodologies for protecting information varies based on the type of information being protected, to whom the information currently belongs, and how the information could potentially be utilized by others.
Concern with the security of information has changed with the advent of electronic information storage mechanisms, and subsequently with the spread of information in an online information environments. These mediums of information transportation have both helped and hindered the process of data protection. For instance, by allowing information to be encrypted and decrypted in a complex manner, data can be protected in a more robust manner than with human interaction. Conversely, the ease with which information can be copied and disseminated without expressed consent of the information holder can cause it to be used in nefarious ways.
Information is linked explicitly with privacy in the case of an individual.
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Conceptual Overview
Protecting private information is important to ensure the information is...
