Information Governance and Security: Protecting and Managing Your Company’s Proprietary Information

Information Governance and Security shows managers in any size organization how to create and implement the policies, procedures and training necessary to keep their organization’s most important asset—its proprietary information—safe from cyber and physical compromise.

Many intrusions can be prevented if appropriate precautions are taken, and this book establishes the enterprise-level systems and disciplines necessary for managing all the information generated by an organization. In addition, the book encompasses the human element by considering proprietary information lost, damaged, or destroyed through negligence. By implementing the policies and procedures outlined in Information Governance and Security, organizations can proactively protect their reputation against the threats that most managers have never even thought of.

Provides a step-by-step outline for developing an information governance policy that is appropriate for your organizationIncludes real-world examples and cases to help illustrate key concepts and issuesHighlights standard information governance issues while addressing the circumstances unique to small, medium, and large companies

Chapter 1: The Case for Information Governance

Chapter 2: The Threats of Today and Tomorrow

Chapter 3: The Changing Technical Landscape

Chapter 4: The Changing Corporate Landscape

Chapter 5: How Information Governance Fits in the New World

Chapter 6: The Human Element

Chapter 7: The Technical Side

Chapter 8: Balancing Information Governance and Your Company’s Mission

Chapter 9: The Case for Information Governance within Your Organization

Chapter 10: What to Do First

Chapter 11: What to Do Forever

Chapter 12: Charting the Best Future Course for Your Organization