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Defining Information Security

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SECURITY means protecting your assets
what do you protect your assets from whether from attackers invading your networks, natural disasters, vandalism, loss, or misuse.
what is your goal in regards to security you’ll attempt to secure yourself against the most likely forms of attack, to the best extent you reasonably can, given your environment.
what do you secure You may have a broad range of potential assets you want to secure
what are general classification of assets physical items (physical assets) , ethereal nature items (logical assets)
what are some physical items/ physical assets to consider securing physical items with inherent value (gold), those that have value to your business (computing hardware)
what are some assets (logical assets) that are more ethereal in nature software, source code, data.
in todays computing environment what are you likely to find in regards to asset priority you're likely to find that your logical assets are at least as valuable as your physical assets if not more valuable
what are logical assets assets that exist as data or intellectual property
what are physical assets those that are tangible objects or materials
why does information security matter logical assets are at least as valuable as physical assets if not more valuable
INFORMATION SECURITY protecting information and information systems from unauthorized access, use, disclosure, disruption, modification, or destruction
what does it mean to have information security you want to protect your data and systems from those who seek to misuse them, intentionally or unintentionally, or those who should not have access to them at all.
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