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Biethahn, Jörg; Mucksch, Harry; Ruf, Walter

doi:10.1515/9783486804546

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“…Informatio in this turn stands for explanation or interpretation of ideas as well as it can be used in the meaning of education, training or instruction what gives a first consideration about an accurate and precise definition: Information in this paper is defined as an explanatory, significant assertion that is part of the overall knowledge as well as it is seen as specific, from human beings interpreted technical or non-technical processed data [BMR00;GB03]. This definition is precisely in line with the ISO/IEC standards which explain that information "can exist in many forms.…”

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BORIS –Business ORiented management of Information Security

Sowa

Tsinas

Gabriel

2008

Managing Information Risk and the Economics of Security

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Abstract. The present paper aims to successfully deal with the needs of information security functions by providing a management tool which links business and information security objectives. In the past terms, information security has become fortunately a top management topic due to the recognition of the continuously increasing dependencies of the overall business success on secure information and information processing technologies and means. While the focus of information security management primary lay on the implementation of solutions to assure the achievement of the enterprises' security objectives and their management, the business oriented management objectives were typically not regarded as major concern. Today, information security management executives are severely confronted with a different situation. An increasing pressure forces them to manage the security measures not only using their security but also business glasses. To handle this challenge, a framework is presented in this paper. It supports any information security functions with a strong economic focus whereby it specifically links business and information security objectives. The core of the presented methodology has proven to be reliable, user friendly, consistent and precise under real conditions over several years.

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confidence: 99%