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Foundations, Standards, and Principles of Information Security

In today’s information-centric environment, the concept of information security is paramount and is now on par with other business functions. Irrespective of their market share, private or public status, or geographical location, businesses are being pushed to move online in order to stay relevant.

In the 21st century, we have all experienced the information revolution. Data is stimulating the information revolution in the same way that oil catalyzed the industrial revolution. In today’s environment, data is the raw resource that must be studied, interpreted, and retrieved with care in order to provide significant insights to its users.

The difference between oil and data is that ...

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