Management and Information

Management and Information

The extended characteristics of principle of information security management are known as six Ps - planning, policy, programs, protection, people, and project management. Discuss and provide an example of each on how these principles could possible apply on current fast changing organizations.

Information security management is playing a very critical role in organization. It works like all other management units. It uses the common components of management and leadership that in information management are known as extended characteristics or principle of info-sec management or six P's. The nature of management of information, related to organizing a particular program, leads to slight project-specific variations in the management characteristics. The IT unit has critical role in the support of the six P's in the information security management.

Planning

The planning in the information security management refers to derivation of operational activities important for the creation, institution, design, implementation and stability of the information security approaches within the Information Technology planning environment. Basically there exits three types of planning that includes strategic, operational and tactical.

The approach of strategic thinking and planning is significant to every kind of organization. This is partially because of the fact that every well thought out business has long term and critical aims to achieve. For that purpose, organizations have set out most efficient ways to reach these goals using limited resources to generate maximum output. Strategic planning sets out the missions, values and goals of the company (Pertz, 2007). It tells directs the people working in it towards specific vision. Without it the missions and visions would be clouded ones and people working under the organization will not know what “exactly” is expected from them. Every company has important data that needs to be presented in an understandable way and in accordance to which the missions and goal of organizations are planned. For instance the data of resources helps in understanding of available resources that shapes the way in which organization operates. Therefore IT plays a critical role in managing these data and saving them and using them for better performance of organizations.

With the technological advancements and quickly changing world need the demand for better product is increasing. To continue to flourish in markets for the upcoming years and beyond, it is important to look ahead, develop comprehensive understanding of trends and forces that can shape business. Getting ready for tomorrow is the basic criterion of strategic planning. This will create long term destination for our business and will provide us with an edge of struggle in the global market.

Policy

The policy in information security management refers to the way the information is managed, displayed, secured and given access to in accordance with the policy of organization. Some organization might want the sharing of information with employers while others would want to keep them confidential. Similarly some organizations might want to disclose certain information while others are supposed to be kept confidential. How these types of information are handled is determined by the policy of ...