Information Security Plan

Information Security Plan

Information Security Plan

Introduction

Organizational information is considered as the most important feature of any business or organization. It is due to the reason, useful information of any business or company allows the organizations to perform their organizational tasks in a more convenient and effective way. It is a fact that, the development of technology has brought several changes in the lives of people. Technological development has also influenced the way organizations used to conduct business. Internet technology has allowed the organizations and businesses to deploy dynamic and open networks for the ease of authorized users, customers and business partners. These networks allow the users to utilize the network, even while travelling across the globe. It is a fact that, these kind of open networks offers ease and convenience for the users but these types of networks are more vulnerable to cyber threats or attacks (Annual Report of Eftel, 2012, pp. 20-22). Cyber threats or network security threats may greatly affect the integrity and confidentiality of business operations. In this scenario, it is necessary for the organizations to introduce and implement appropriate information security plan, to ensure the integrity of their business operations. Proceeding paper incorporates the security plan for Eftel Limited. This security plan may greatly help the organization in ensuring the smooth operations of their business (Kissel, 2009, pp. 10-12).

The proposed security plan may offer outstanding information security, cyber security to the organization. This plan may also help the organization in detecting and defending against the cyber threats or vulnerabilities while establishing network flexibility and stability. In addition to this, the study also incorporates the suggestions and recommendations in order to improve the information security trends of an organization. Furthermore, most appropriate security model, on the basis of ISO security standards, is also incorporated in the study.

Discussion

Technological development has brought several changes in every field, especially in the field of business. It has brought ease and convenience for the businesses so that they can perform their organizational operations in more effective and efficient way. On the other hand, technological development has also brought several issues regarding the security and integrity of organizational information. In this scenario, it is necessary for the organizations to secure their information by introducing appropriate and effective IT security systems or plans. Information security is nothing more than a practice which may help the organizations in defending their information from destruction, recoding, inspection, unauthorized access, perusal, modification, disruption, or disclosure. Furthermore, information security includes two major aspects including IT security and assurance of information (Annual Report of Eftel, 2012, pp. 20-22).

IT security can also be understood as computer security. This kind of security includes all the security steps that can be used to secure all the internal systems of organizations from malicious cyber attacks. In addition to this, information assurance is referred as the assurance of credibility of organization's data or information, when critical problems occur. These problems may include natural disasters, sever/computer malfunction, data theft or cyber ...