A ROADMAP FOR SECURING AN INFORMATION SYSTEM ENTERPRISE

Electronic information and the means for transmitting and processing it are now indispensable to many areas of operations in organizations. The use of computers and computer-based systems has become increasingly popular in business, the military and even at home. Large amounts of vital and sensitive data are increasingly becoming entrusted to and stored in computers. The power and convenience of information technology is, however, counterbalanced by the wide range of threats to the security of electronic information. The goal of this paper is to explore the need for information security as well as to outline some of the basic strategies necessary for protecting an information system enterprise.