| Information Security means to give protection to the | | | | organizations build a culture of confidence in their |
| confidential materials of any organization and to restrict | | | | employees, and all employees, particularly in senior and |
| the availability of all information, be it the electronic, print | | | | responsible positions understand that internal |
| or other types. | | | | information and data is not to be shared or divulged to |
| Everyone will agree to the fact that information assets | | | | unauthorized persons. Some organizations also have |
| are critical to any business and paramount to the | | | | specific departments where the people are entrusted |
| survival of any organization in today's global market. | | | | with the responsibility of protecting the assets and |
| As there has been a rise in the cyber crimes, such as | | | | confidential data . |
| hacking, data thefts, data losses and virus attacks in | | | | 5. Audit-ability |
| the networking and software related jobs, the need of | | | | This component of information security has got two |
| information security is growing by leaps and bounds. | | | | parts. Firstly, any system must be able to backtrack as |
| Components of Information Security | | | | that one can determine the positioning of the system |
| Typically information security comprises of five | | | | during any emergency. Secondly, with auditing it |
| components, such as: | | | | becomes sure that the systems have all the |
| 1. Confidentiality | | | | necessary documented requirements. |
| Information security ensures that information is shared | | | | Role of Information Security in Indian IT market |
| only among authorized persons, within or outside the | | | | Over the past few decades, the information |
| organization. Breaches of confidentiality happen due to | | | | technology industry has placed India amongst the |
| improper handling of data through printing, copying, | | | | fastest growing IT exporters IT-Enabled Services |
| e-mailing or creating documents, etc. | | | | (ITES) providers in the world. |
| 2. Integrity | | | | According to a survey conducted by the National |
| With proper information security, there is also the | | | | Association of Software and Services Company |
| assurance of the information being authentic and | | | | (NASSCOM), the Indian IT software and services |
| complete. The term 'integrity' is regarded as the | | | | sector showed a growth of 31.4 percent during |
| indicators of information security or lack of it. The | | | | 2005-06, and by 2010, it is believed that the IT and |
| integrity of data is not just restricted towards the | | | | ITES sector will touch US$ 60 billion in exports. Looking |
| correctness of data but it also verifies whether the | | | | at the phenomenal growth in IT jobs, the need of |
| data can be trusted and relied upon. | | | | information security and network security experts is |
| 3. Availability | | | | growing everyday in India. |
| In information security, the person in charge of it makes | | | | According to market estimates, the IT Security market |
| sure that the systems can be accessed by authorized | | | | is worth $100 billion today and India itself is facing a |
| people whenever needed. It helps in delivering, storing | | | | shortage of over 1,88,000 security professionals. |
| and processing data in a responsible manner. | | | | Recognizing the growing need for information security |
| 4. Accountability | | | | management, reputed IT training institutions are |
| Since there are different departments in an | | | | providing regular and distance learning courses in |
| organization, confidential information needs to be | | | | information security training and network security |
| protected and secured with utmost care. Most | | | | training. |