Summary

This chapter explored the fundamentals of information and data security and set up many topics that will be discussed in greater detail throughout the book. Information security challenges for maintaining information security in modern businesses were discussed. A comprehensive overview of cybercrime, including the historical progression of cyber threats, their nature, and the way they have shaped the information security landscape was provided.

This background set the stage for understanding the modern role of information security, demonstrating the need for proactive and comprehensive data protection strategies for organizations. Information assurance, the CIA triad, and risk management were discussed to prepare you for later chapters that will use and further expand on the concepts that serve to ensure information is kept secure and reliable.

As we proceed to the next chapter, we will review modern organizational information security threats. This exploration will...