What is information security? According to dictionary.com, information security refers to “the state of being protected against the unauthorized use of information, especially electronic data, or the measures taken to achieve this.” In essence, information security refers to the tools and processes that organizations use to protect information, to ensure that data is kept secure … Read more
To prevent unwanted parties or hackers from getting access to your confidential files, it is important to secure your files. This can be done through encryption – when a file is encrypted, the information in the file is scrambled up such that it is unreadable without a password. This means that the chance of unwanted … Read more
You may have come across this Straits Times article: Former HR exec jailed 4 years for cheating firm of S$454,000 using ex-employees’ payroll details, where a HR executive, tasked with maintaining her employer’s payroll system, exploited a loophole where she discovered that workers’ data would still remain in the system even after they have resigned. She transferred … Read more