Managing Information Technology Security isnt simply a technology issue, its a business issue. Discuss

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Theresa Jn. Baptiste - St. Lucia

Managing Information Technology

Security isn't simply a technology issue, it's a business issue. Discuss

In any given organization information technology generally refers to laptop and desktop computers, servers, routers, and switches that form a computer network, although information technology also includes fax machines, phone and voice mail systems, cellular phones, and other electronic systems. A growing reliance on computers to work and communicate have made the control of computer networks an important part of information security.

Security days as just a technical or technology issue are done. It is becoming a central concern for leaders at the highest level of many organizations and governments, transcending national borders. Customers are demanding the highest security, as worries about privacy, the protection of personally identifiable information, and identity theft grow. Business partners, suppliers, and vendors are requiring it from one another, particularly when providing mutual network and information access. Networked efforts to steal competitive intelligence and engage in extortion are becoming more prevalent and widespread. Security breaches and data disclosure increasingly arise from criminal behavior motivated by financial gain.

As additional evidence of this growing trend is sort, the