CHAPTER 2: WHY INFORMATION SECURITY?
The specification for information security management, ISO 27001, defines information security as:
Information Security: The preservation of confidentiality, integrity and availability of information; in addition, other properties, such as authenticity, accountability, non-repudiation, and reliability can also be involved
where:
Confidentiality: the property that information is not made available or disclosed to unauthorised individuals, entities, or processes
Integrity: the property of safeguarding the accuracy and completeness of assets
Availability: the property of being accessible and usable upon demand by an authorised entity
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