What is Information Assurance?

Information Assurance (IA) is the science of managing the risks to information assets. More specifically, IA practitioners seek to protect the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of data and their delivery systems, whether the data is in storage, processing or transit, and whether threatened by malice of accident. 

The U.S. Government’s National Information Assurance Glossary defines IA as: Measures that protect and defend information and information systems by ensuring their availability, integrity, authentication, confidentiality, and nonrepudiation. These measures include providing for the restoration of information system by incorporating protection, detection, and reaction capabilities. 

IA IS CLOSELY RELATED TO INFORMATION SECURITY AND EMPHASIZES STRATEGIC RISK MANAGEMENT.

Information Assurance includes other corporate governance issues such as privacy, compliance, audits, business continuity, and disaster recovery. While information security draws primarily from computer science, IA is interdisciplinary and also draws from fraud examination, forensic science, military science, management science, systems engineering, security engineering, and criminology. 

COMPLIANCE

Based on the business you are in, or if you are a government agency, there are different mandates and compliances that you may need or want to adhere to: SOX, GLBA, HIPAA, ISO 17999, SAS 70, or FISMA.  

While no one knows your business better than you do, ATIBA's services provide you a whole new perspective. Our in-depth experience gives you an advantage in all types of situations. We work with you as a business partner, helping you achieve your goals. 

ATIBA can provide the experienced resources you need to help you establish an appropriate IA framework and put in place the governance and compliance processes and procedures that help you gain control over your information processes and help you reduce your risk.