By Miriam R. Boudreaux on 11/13/2009 3:54 PM
I’m sure you’ve heard of laptops being stolen, but have you heard of laptops being swapped? Lost or stolen laptops and the data they carry are just one of the disasters that may ail you or your organization one day. In reality, there are many more security incidents that can affect the security of your organization or employees, putting sensitive information at risk.
Whether your organization is adopting the ISO 27001 Information Security Management System standard or not, whether your organization is small or large, or whether you deal with top secret information or not, nowadays everyone needs to be aware of information security. Information has become such an intricate part of every individual and most certainly every organization, that ignoring this area is not an option. In this article, I present to you 9 basic controls I believe are essential in every organization in order to preserve the security of their information.