Identify the 5 components of Information System; explain how these components are impacted by security?

WMES3106 – Information Security & Control


1) Hardware

-Computer equipment used to perform input, processing, and output activities. For some reason, this hardware might keep the important data like bank account data. In order to make this data save from other threats, the security concerns is important.

2) Software

-The computer programs that govern the operation of the computer. The security aspect for software is very important. Some software was created for important job like the programs that allow computer to process payroll sends bills to customers and provides managers with information to increase profits, reduce costs. If the security aspect not strong, it will be easy hacked by other person and they use for their own benefits. Therefore, the security is important for the software.

3) Data

-Refers to a collection of facts usually collected as the result of experience, observation or experiment. For example transaction data (login user id and password), if there is no security to protect this data, it will be easily stole by hacker. Therefore, it is important to secure the data.

4) Procedure

- Include the strategies, policies, methods and rules. If the procedure in company have low level security, all the strategies, policies, method and rules will be easily retrieve and be manipulate by the third party, thus make the company loss. There to prevent this from occur, the power security is needed.

5) People

-The most important element in most computer-based information system. Large bank can hire hundreds of IS personnel to speed up the profits of the company. However, if the security system of that company so weak and half of the workers are not honest with their job. They can easily take the information from their company and sell to the third-party. Therefore the company profit will run away. So, it is important to have a strong security in the company.