The importance of information security awareness for the success of business enterprises

Abstract

The management of Information Security has become more essential and critical for the success of the enterprises nowadays. Managers need to take many security counter measures in a systematic process. The security policies, breach detection systems, access control systems and anti-virus programs are some of the examples which protect the information from potential threats and risks. The companies need to follow an integrated and holistic management approach. Information security managers have limited resources to handle the security demands properly and on time. As a result, an awareness and training program has an important part for the managers and their staff who need to do their jobs. The security requirements, policies and standards should be defined and implemented systematically and continuously across the enterprise for the management of Information Security.