Computer security, also known as cybersecurity or security of information technology, is the area related to computer science and telematics that focuses on the protection of the data infrastructure and everything related to it and, especially, information contained in a computer or circulating through computer networks.
For this kind of security, there are a series of standards, protocols, methods, rules, tools and laws designed to minimize possible risks to infrastructure or information.
Cybersecurity includes software (databases, metadata, files), hardware, computer networks and everything the organization values and means a risk if this confidential information reaches other people's hands, becoming, for example, privileged information.
The definition of information security should not be confused with "computer security", this one is only responsible for security in the computer environment, but the information can be found in different media or forms, and not only in media computer.
Information security is, the discipline that is responsible for designing standards, procedures, methods and techniques aimed at achieving a safe and reliable information system.
In a few words, IT security is the ability to identify and eliminate vulnerabilities. In general, IT security should also pay attention to the need to safeguard organizational advantages, including information and physical equipment, such as computers.
When it comes to the safety of a company, what is appropriate varies from organization to organization. Regardless, any company with a network must have a convenient and coordinated security policy.
IT security must establish standards that minimize the risks to information or IT infrastructure. These rules include operating hours, restrictions to certain places, authorizations, denials, user profiles, emergency plans, protocols and everything necessary to allow a good level of security minimizing the impact on the performance of workers and the organization in general and as the main contributor to the use of programs made by programmers.
The information security is designed to protect computer assets, among which are the following:
The computer infrastructure
It is a fundamental part for the storage and management of information, as well as for the very functioning of the organization.
The main function of IT security in this area is to ensure that the equipment works properly and anticipates in case of failure, theft, fire, sabotage, natural disasters, power failures and any other factor that threatens the infrastructure of the hardware.
The users
They are the people who use the technological structure, the communications area and who manage the information.
The systems in general, must be protected so that their use can not jeopardize the security of the information and that the information they handle or store is vulnerable.
The data information
This is the main asset. It uses and resides in the computational infrastructure and is used by users.
