Security management

Security management refers to the process of identifying an organization's assets, particularly information assets, and creating policies and procedures to protect them. This involves formulating and implementing security policies, deploying risk management frameworks, conducting periodic audits, and assigning accountability for security measures. The ultimate goal of security management is to safeguard an organization's assets from potential threats and ensure the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of information.From: Handbook of Emergency Management Concepts [2017], Recommendations for smart grid security risk management [2019]

Information Security and Management System

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Published in Rajkumar Banoth, Narsimha Gugulothu, Aruna Kranthi Godishala, A Comprehensive Guide to Information Security Management and Audit, 2023

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Finally, availability means that organization assets can be accessed by authorized users when needed. Security management also provides accountability and auditability and serves to put compliance to standards and regulations. In today's world, there are many ways in which the current regulations affect the controls we need to establish to protect information. For example, in European countries, data protection legislation requires all holders of personal identifiable information to protect it appropriately. Information security management involves staff management, too. In fact, a staff is typically the biggest security risk and also the most important security control.