So.. what is Information Security?
Information Security is not only about securing information from unauthorized access.
Information
Security is basically the practice of preventing unauthorized access, use, disclosure, disruption,
modification, inspection, recording or destruction of information. Information can be physical or
electronic
one. Information can be anything like Your details or we can say your profile on social media, your
data in
mobile phone, your biometrics etc. Thus Information Security spans so many research areas like
Cryptography,
Mobile Computing, Cyber Forensics, Online Social Media etc.
For more information: Cisco Documentation about IT Security
