INFORMATION

ASSURANCE &
INFORMATION
SECURITY
AND ITS DIFFERENCE

Presented by GUINITA AND

ROBLES
INFORMATION
ASSURANCE
•INFORMATION ASSURANCE (IA) HAS GROWN TO BE A NUANCED AND
ESSENTIAL PART OF INFORMATION SECURITY. HOWEVER, IMPLEMENTING
SOUND INFORMATION ASSURANCE MANAGEMENT IS DIFFICULT.

THE MAIN ASPECT, ON WHICH INFORMATION ASSURANCE IS MAINLY FOCUSED

IS, ENSURING THE PERFORMANCE OF THE INFORMATION SYSTEM AS NEEDED
WHILE KEEPING THE SECURITY ACCESSIBLE TO AUTHORIZED USERS.
INFORMATION
SECURITY

OFTEN REFERRED TO AS INFOSEC, REFERS TO THE PROCESSES AND TOOLS

DESIGNED AND DEPLOYED TO PROTECT SENSITIVE BUSINESS INFORMATION
FROM MODIFICATION, UNAUTHORIZED ACTIVITIES, INCLUDING INSPECTION,
MODIFICATION, RECORDING, AND ANY DISRUPTION OR DESTRUCTION. THE
GOAL IS TO ENSURE THE SAFETY AND PRIVACY OF CRITICAL DATA SUCH AS
CUSTOMER ACCOUNT DETAILS, FINANCIAL DATA OR INTELLECTUAL
PROPERTY.
EXAMPLES OF INFORMATION SECURITY INCIDENTS

*COMPUTER SYSTEM INTRUSION.

*UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS TO, OR USE OF, SYSTEMS, SOFTWARE, OR DATA.
*UNAUTHORIZED CHANGES TO SYSTEMS, SOFTWARE OR DATA.
LOSS OF EQUIPMENT USED TO STORE OR WORK WITH SENSITIVE UNIVERSITY
DATA.
Types of information security
Network security is any activity designed to protect the usability and integrity of your network and
data. It includes both hardware and software technologies. It targets a variety of threats. It stops
them from entering or spreading on your network. Effective network security manages access to the
network.
Cloud Security provider secures compute, storage, and physical network, including all patching and
configuration.
Application Security is the process of developing, adding, and testing security features within
applications to prevent security vulnerabilities against threats such as unauthorized access and
modification.
Internet of Things Security is based on a cybersecurity strategy to protect IoT devices and the
vulnerable networks they connect to from cyber attacks.
 COMBINATION OF
ASSURANCE AND
SECRURITY

•Information assurance and security is a rapidly growing field, but what’s it all about, How
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DIFFERENCE
•information assurance focuses on gathering data.
Information security is about keeping that data safe. In
most organizations, these two jobs are combined into one
department or even one worker. You'll need to understand
cyber security, database management and security
engineering to succeed in this field.