Information Risk [ABSTRACT]
Jinfo Blog
9th June 2009
By Jela Webb
Abstract
It is not an exaggeration to say that the lifeblood of today's organisation, whether it be in the private or public sector, is information. All organisations handle information. If it is not effectively managed and controlled then potentially it can lead to both financial and reputational loss.
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It is not an exaggeration to say that the lifeblood of today's organisation, whether it be in the private or public sector, is information. All organisations handle information. If it is not effectively managed and controlled then potentially it can lead to both financial and reputational loss.
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Information risk includes all the issues that arise from the need to protect and control information. Many organisations will have a risk management strategy for a variety of issues e.g. financial, environmental, health and safety; it follows therefore that a strategy for managing information risk should be approached in similar ways.
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