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Cyber Power
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Cyber Power

by Solange Ghernaouti-Helie
April 2016
Intermediate to advanced content levelIntermediate to advanced
220 pages
15h 17m
English
EPFL Press
Content preview from Cyber Power
Chapter 11
A Global Approach to Cybersecurity
11.1 Understanding the context
Meanings and interpretations
Several terms and interpretations are associated with the concept of cyberse-
curity. However, whichever name is given, be it information and communica-
tion technologies security (ICT security), information security, digital secu-
rity, or Internet security, the central element remains: the security of digital
information (Figure 11.1).
Information security is an answer to the risks associated with the use of
information and communication technologies (ICT) in everyday activities.
The objective of information security is to minimize informational risk and
bring it under control; that is, to reduce it to an acceptable level.
Basically, security ...
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ISBN: 9781466573048