What is Information Security? Why is it important?
According to Wikipedia, information security is defined as "protecting information and information systems from unauthorized access, use, disclosure, disruption, modification, or destruction". Information security no longer belongs only to the Information Technology (IT) It's everyone's responsibility and should be incorporated into each individual's daily routine. Simply put, a security aware organization is one in which every employee understands that the potential risks of someone to stealing, damaging, or misusing electronic data stored on computers throughout the organization.
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