Security & privacy – the key issues
Effective IT security requires competence in five areas:
- security policies and architecture
- security infrastructure
- security administration
- business continuity management
- critical infrastructure protection.
The consequences of less-than-perfect IT security are more serious than ever before. The havoc wreaked worldwide by the NETsky, Nimda, SQL Slammer and MSBlast worms, as well as a constant stream of viruses, confirm the need to build better defenses against cyberattacks.
IT security professionals must be competent in these five areas of IT security and privacy:
Security policies and architecture
Security infrastructure
Security administration
Business continuity planning
Critical infrastructure protection