What do confidentiality, integrity, and availability mean?

Confidentiality means that information is only accessible to authorized people. Integrity means that information is not altered accidentally or without authorization. Availability means that information is accessible when needed.

What forms of information are covered by information security?

Information security applies to digital data, paper documents, verbal information, and other information assets that an organization depends on.

What is the difference between information security and IT security?

IT security primarily focuses on protecting digital systems, networks, and information, while information security also covers people, procedures, physical document handling, access management, and governance processes.

What measures are part of information security?

Information security can include technical, organizational, and human measures such as access management, risk management, security procedures, and protection of information assets.

Why is security management important for information security?

Organizations need to understand which information assets they have, which risks they face, and which measures are necessary to maintain an appropriate level of security.

Sicra can assist with security maturity assessments, security strategy, risk management, and structured security governance, including work based on ISO 27001, NIS2, and other established information security frameworks.

Information security

What is information security?

Information security is the protection of information so that it is not disclosed to unauthorized parties, altered accidentally or without authorization, or unavailable when needed. These three properties are known as confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

Information security applies to information in all forms. This can include digital data, paper documents, information communicated verbally, and other information assets an organization depends on.

Information security is therefore broader than IT security. IT security primarily focuses on protecting digital systems, networks, and information through technical and organizational controls. Information security also covers how people handle information, how access is managed, how documents are stored, and which policies and governance processes an organization has in place.

For example, consider a sensitive report. Information security includes protecting the digital file, controlling who can open it, ensuring that its contents are not accidentally changed or altered without authorization, and preventing a printed copy or a conversation from exposing the information to unauthorized people.

Sicra and information security

Effective information security requires more than technical security products. Organizations need to understand which information assets they have, the risks those assets face, and which technical, organizational, and human measures are required.

Sicra helps organizations assess security maturity, develop security strategies, and establish structured security governance. This work can draw on the ISO 27001 standard, the requirements of the NIS2 Directive, and other established information security frameworks. Sicra's CISO-for-hire service also includes risk management, strategic security leadership, and support for information security requirements.

Services

Security maturity assessment

Security strategy

CISO-for-hire

NIS2 and ISO27001

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