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INFORMATION SECURITY FUNDAMENTALS Graphical Conceptualisations for understanding Per Oscarson Research Group VITS, Department of Business Administration, Economics, Statistics andInformatics, rebro University, Sweden Abstract: This paper deals with some fundamental concepts within the area of INFORMATION SECURITY , both their definitions and their relationships. The included concepts are INFORMATION asset, confidentiality, integrity, availability, threat, incident, damage, SECURITY mechanism, vulnerability and risk. The concepts and their relations are modeled graphically in order to increase the understanding of conceptual FUNDAMENTALS within the area of INFORMATION SECURITY . Key words: INFORMATION SECURITY , SECURITY concepts, INFORMATION asset, threat, incident, damage, SECURITY mechanism, risk 1. INTRODUCTION As a university lecturer and researcher in the topic of INFORMATION SECURITY , I have identified a lack of material that supplies conceptual FUNDAMENTALS as a whole.

INFORMATION SECURITY FUNDAMENTALS Graphical Conceptualisations for Understanding Per Oscarson Research Group VITS, Department of Business Administration, Economics, Statistics and

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