The Need for Information Security in Today's Economy

Information is the primary commodity in world of E-Commerce. As technology advances and access to markets expand, the need to protect information to ensure its confidentiality, integrity, and availability to those whom need it for making critical personal, business, or government decisions becomes more important. With nearly than half of the U.S. economy estimated to be producers or intense users of Information Technology by the year 2006, the need for Information Security is crucial. Without protection, the success of an ECommerce marketplace may be short lived.