Information Security ::

The following definition by ASIS International clearly identifies a shift in emphasis for Security – moving from a technical function to a business issue and mission.

“the identification of security risks and interdependencies between business functions and processes within the enterprise and the development of managed business process solutions to address those risks and interdependencies.”

—ASIS International

A Security Posture refers to the Business and IT security infrastructure your organization will or has implemented to comply with a specific threats, risks, regulation, law or case law. The framework should include classifying business-data; such as documents, email, instant messaging, faxes and possibly telephone communications. These classifications directly impact the retention, system storage, discovery and ultimate disposition of the data after it is retained. Many organizations lack fundamental ability to review how many of any particular class they are creating. Using an XML based archiving solution you have the ability to evaluate users actions according to security requirements and long term goals. To do so, your framework must offer extensive information searching, exporting, redacting and meta-data linking.

Companies’ assets are now increasingly information-based and intangible. Even most physical assets rely heavily on information. For example, manufacturers are dependent on receiving specific information from suppliers before the process of producing the physical products can commence. The security of this information is vital to the development of physical products. Technology is also now allowing companies to offer more information products. News service and research companies, for example, provide nothing but information to their customers. They must ensure security of information not only to their customers but also from their suppliers. As these assets become increasingly intangible, there is a greater need to integrate physical and information security, as well as security throughout the entire enterprise.

Booz Allen Hamilton; Convergence of Enterprise Security Organizations, November 2005

Your company or agency has unique requirements; including existing IT infrastructure, the business structure and legal partnerships. Each security solution is a custom solution. For that reason, Overtone Software is flexible in partnerships, software configuration, search solutions as well as disposition requirements.

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