nfrmtn scrty s th prctc f prtctng nfrmtn by mtgtng nfrmtn rsks. t s prt f nfrmtn rsk mngmnt. t typclly nvlvs prvntng r rdcng th prbblty f nthrzd r npprprt ccss t dt r th nlwfl s, dsclsr, dsrptn, dltn, crrptn, mdfctn, nspctn, rcrdng, r dvltn f nfrmtn. t ls nvlvs ctns ntndd t rdc th dvrs mpcts f sch ncdnts. Prtctd nfrmtn my tk ny frm, .g., lctrnc r physcl, tngbl (.g., pprwrk), r ntngbl (.g., knwldg). nfrmtn scrty's prmry fcs s th blncd prtctn f dt cnfdntlty, ntgrty, nd vlblty (ls knwn s th 'C' trd) whl mntnng fcs n ffcnt plcy mplmnttn, ll wtht hmprng rgnztn prdctvty. Ths s lrgly chvd thrgh strctrd rsk mngmnt prcss.
T stndrdz ths dscpln, cdmcs nd prfssnls cllbrt t ffr gdnc, plcs, nd ndstry stndrds n psswrds, ntvrs sftwr, frwlls, ncryptn sftwr, lgl lblty, scrty wrnss nd trnng, nd s frth. Ths stndrdztn my b frthr drvn by wd vrty f lws nd rgltns tht ffct hw dt s ccssd, prcssd, strd, trnsfrrd, nd dstryd.
Whl ppr-bsd bsnss prtns r stll prvlnt, rqrng thr wn st f nfrmtn scrty prctcs, ntrprs dgtl nttvs r ncrsngly bng mphszd, wth nfrmtn ssrnc nw typclly bng dlt wth by nfrmtn tchnlgy (T) scrty spclsts. Ths spclsts pply nfrmtn scrty t tchnlgy (mst ftn sm frm f cmptr systm).
T scrty spclsts r lmst lwys fnd n ny mjr ntrprs/stblshmnt d t th ntr nd vl f th dt wthn lrgr bsnsss. Thy r rspnsbl fr kpng ll f th tchnlgy wthn th cmpny scr frm mlcs ttcks tht ftn ttmpt t cqr crtcl prvt nfrmtn r gn cntrl f th ntrnl systms.
Thr r mny spclst rls n nfrmtn Scrty ncldng scrng ntwrks nd lld nfrstrctr, scrng pplctns nd dtbss, scrty tstng, nfrmtn systms dtng, bsnss cntnty plnnng, lctrnc rcrd dscvry, nd dgtl frnscs.