Principles of Information Security (MindTap Course List)
Principles of Information Security (MindTap Course List)
6th Edition
ISBN: 9781337102063
Author: Michael E. Whitman, Herbert J. Mattord
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Information Security:

The securing process of the confidential data in a system or an organization from the unauthorized users like hackers or attacker is known as information security.

Top-down Approach:

  • Top-down approach is the division of system into sub systems which are done to gain the information effectively.
  • In this, every first level sub system will have more authority than its next level sub system.
  • Though the top level system and bottom level sub systems are not connected directly but they will have the contact through the other middle level sub systems.

Bottom-up Approach:

  • Bottom-up approach is the centralization of sub systems to a single system in order to maintain the data potently.
  • In this, every low level sub system will have more authority than it’s above level sub system.
  • Both the bottom and top level sub systems are connected indirectly through the middle level subsystems.

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