Information Security Essay - 4074 Words

Information security means protecting information and information systems from unauthorized access, use, disclosure, modification or destruction. Since the early days of writing, heads of state and military commanders understood that it was necessary to provide some mechanism to protect the confidentiality of written correspondence and to have some means of detecting tampering. For over twenty years, information security has held confidentiality, integrity and availability as the core principles of information security. Confidentiality is the term used to prevent the disclosure of information to unauthorized individuals or systems. 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Ð’Ð °Ã ¶Ã ½Ã'‹Ð ¼ Ð °Ã' Ã ¿Ã µÃ ºÃ'‚Ð ¾Ã ¼ Ð ¸Ã ½Ã'„Ð ¾Ã'€Ð ¼Ã °Ã'†Ð ¸Ã ¾Ã ½Ã ½Ã ¾Ã ¹ Ð ±Ã µÃ ·Ã ¾Ã ¿Ã °Ã' Ã ½Ã ¾Ã' Ã'‚Ð ¸ Ð ¸ Ã'Æ'Ð ¿Ã'€Ð °Ã ²Ã »Ã µÃ ½Ã ¸Ã'  Ã'€Ð ¸Ã' Ã ºÃ ¾Ã ¼ Ã' Ã ²Ã »Ã' Ã µÃ'‚Ã' Ã'  Ð ¾Ã ¿Ã'€Ð µÃ ´Ã µÃ »Ã µÃ ½Ã ¸Ã µ Ã'†Ð µÃ ½Ã ½Ã ¾Ã' Ã'‚Ð ¸ Ð ¸Ã ½Ã'„Ð ¾Ã'€Ð ¼Ã °Ã'†Ð ¸Ã ¸ Ð ¸ Ð ¾Ã ¿Ã'€Ð µÃ ´Ã µÃ »Ã µÃ ½Ã ¸Ã µ Ã' Ã ¾Ã ¾Ã'‚Ð ²Ã µÃ'‚Ã' Ã'‚Ð ²Ã'Æ'Ã'ŽÃ'‰Ð ¸Ã'… Ð ¿Ã'€Ð ¾Ã'†Ð µÃ ´Ã'Æ'Ã'€ Ð ¸ Ã'‚Ã'€Ð µÃ ±Ã ¾Ã ²Ã °Ã ½Ã ¸Ã ¹ Ð ·Ã °Ã'‰Ð ¸Ã'‚Ã'‹ Ð ´Ã »Ã'  Ð ¸Ã ½Ã'„Ð ¾Ã'€Ð ¼Ã °Ã'†Ð ¸Ã ¸. Ð Ã µ Ð ²Ã' Ã'  Ð ¸Ã ½Ã'„Ð ¾Ã'€Ð ¼Ã °Ã'†Ð ¸Ã' Show MoreRelatedInformation Security Policy2664 Words   |  11 PagesInformation Security Policies are a very important part of a company’s protection; these policies are put in place to protect the company and well as the clients. I t is important to maintain a constant watch over all security departments daily to ensure that everything is in working order. 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