Title: Chapter 2 Overview
Course: IN 2001 Principle of Information Assurance > Section: Module 2: Chapter Two

The Need for Security

Information security is unlike any other aspect of information technology.  It is an arena where the primary mission is to ensure things stay the way they are.  If there were no threats to information and systems, we could focus on improving systems that support the information, vastly improving their ease of use and usefulness.

Organizations must understand the environment in which information systems operate so that their information security programs can address actual and potential problems.

Business Needs First

Threats

Secure Software Development