Security Policies and Standards in Action
Miguel Gil, Security Manager, Airbus Industrie, France

Case studies - Wednesday 1 November 2000

The security of information and technological resources has taken on increased importance for the following reasons:

1. The World-wide business climate is highly competitive today and the competitors, regulators, customers and governments are constantly monitoring us. Therefore, it is imperative that the employees are made aware of the importance of protecting one of the company's most valuable assets - information.
2. Law demands those companies wishing to protect proprietary information, institute reasonable, effective and consistent controls, designed to prevent the disclosure of this information.
3. The rapid changes facing the company and its employees in the coming years in its use of, and dependence on Computers and Network technology.
4. It is necessary and reasonable to expect all employees to learn the proper methods of handling and safeguarding information, and Managing computer and network resources.

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