Information Security

      The formal definition for information security is provided by the National Security Telecommunications an Information Systems Security Committee

     Information security is protection of information, systems and hardware that use, stoe, and transmit the information.

• Policies, awareness, training, education an technology are some of the means of providing information security within the organization.
• C.I.A triangle is seen as evolution of computer security as developed by NSTISSC

• It is based on three distinct characteristics in information.

Confidentiality
integrity
Availability

• The scope of the CIA triangle is very limited and dos not meet the evolving new threats in the computer industry.
• The threats could be accidental or incdental damage, destruction, theft, unintends or unauthorised modification and various kinds of misuses .