The five pillars of information security.(protection, detection, reaction, documentation and prevention) From: Risk Management | Date: July 1, 2004| Author: | COPYRIGHT 2004 Risk Management Society Publishing, Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information) Copyright information

Establishing an information security program is much like building a large structure; for both, you need a solid foundation without which the entire effort will crumble. When establishing a system for information security, that foundation needs to set on five crucial risk management practices or pillars: protection, detection, reaction, documentation and prevention.

Protection. In order to minimize our information security risks, we need to ensure that we clearly define and precisely know what we are protecting, how we plan to protect it and its overall value. In this regard, ...

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