Segurança da informação: um caminho estratégico para a continuidade dos negócios

Abstract

The present work intends to be one of the awareness sources to administrators concerning the importance of the Information Security in an organization, regardless its dimension. To achieve the proposed aim, many devices used in information networks are presented, being analysed their advantages, disadvantages and failure points through which data security can be violated resulting in irreversible losses to companies. It is also carried out an analysis about reports presented by the media related to the subject with the intention of pointing out the biggest omissions inside organizations to administrators.