CHAPTER 1
What Is Information Security?
1.1 INTRODUCTION
Information security has become a common term used by many, often in reference to a conflict between “hackers” and security professionals, or what many see as a war of the geeks. The term information security can have many definitions; some use it as an overarching term defining all security-related issues with technology, while others use it as a subclassification of a broader category, such as information assurance. Simply put, information security is the process of protecting information from threats. In the context of this book, the terms computer security, cyber security, and information security are synonymous and can be used interchangeably. Information security is a broad ...
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