Information security is a strategy comprised of processes, tools and policies to prevent, detect, document and counter threats to digital and non-digital information. It involves both physical and digital security measures to protect data from unauthorized access, use, replication or destruction. Infosec management can include processes like access control and technologies such as encryption, malware detection, and network segmentation.
2. infosec
Information security is not a single technology, rather it a strategy
comprised of the processes, tools and policies necessary to prevent,
detect, document and counter threats to digital and non-digital
information. Processes and policies typically involve both physical
and digital security measures to protect data from unauthorized
access, use, replication or destruction. Infosec management can
include everything from mantraps to encryption key management and
malware detection.