HIPAA Information Security
Matt Curtin, CISSP
2003/03/03 13:11:16
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Abstract
Information security (INFOSEC) is a critical, if
highly misunderstood, aspect of the processing of
information. As information is at the heart of many
businesses today, INFOSEC must be successfully
addressed if we are to realize the full benefits of
information technology.
Successfully managing INFOSEC is not significantly
different from managing other challenges in a business
environment. Organizations simply need to acknowledge
the risks that are present and to address those risks.
Quite a bit of help is available, both in the form of
helping employees to understand the domain and in the
form of products and services from vendors.
In this article, we consider what information security
is from a management perspective. What is information
security? What are the objectives of INFOSEC? How
can INFOSEC contribute to, rather than draw from,
successful business operation? Finally, we consider
INFOSEC from the perspective of the health care
industry.
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