Question

Write a full-page report in which you answer this questions:

What is an information system. Why security of an information system is important.

*in your words.

*please write it by computer typing so it will be easy to copy it.

Answer 1

Solution : As we know that in today's world , data / information is everything. It is very obvious that all large organizations in the world are having large amount of data ( which is very important ). So , The question is : where to store this large amount of data / information properly and how to perform several required operations on that data ?

Now , coming to the point : "Information System" , as the name suggest : The system ( or software ) which provides , process , collects and stores all data / information. Means , "Information System" organize all required data in an appropriate manner in the database and analyze all data very properly as well as very efficiently.

Security of the information system mainly focuses on the protection of the overall organization's data and take care of the organization's needs like requirements , strategies and opportunities. Security of the information system helps in maintaining Integrity , Availability , and Confidentiality of the data / information. It is very necessary for any organization, business or a company to keep their data free from any unwanted and unwelcomed events ( we called it as cyber crimes ) like malicious threats , hacks and attacks. So , Security of the information system is important because it helps in :

(a) providing cryptographic securities like Encryption and Decryption for the data / information.

(b) protecting the information from Criminals and frauds.

(c) protecting the information from viruses.