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INFORMATION SECURITY 2
Storage of personal and account information by corporations
The role of personal and account information has gained significant attention recently.
Corporations prefer to use computers to store information. Computers are characterized by ample
storage hard drives that store millions of files. Besides, personal and account information is
stored electronically in emails and databases. Other Corporations have replaced the use of
hardware like hard disks with cloud computing storage (Park & Kim, 2013). With the increasing
use of computer systems and computer networks in the storage of information, information
security has become a major issue. Computers leave a copy of all stored data in the hard disks
which are disposed off when the computer is no longer useful. It has an implication that
unauthorized persons may access some personal and confidential data. Organizations, therefore,
need to ensure the security of data against malicious attacks.
Other forms of companies' confidential information that is out there and could be
stolen
Tax information; the hard drive in a computer is left with digital copies of all tax
information belonging to a company. Tax information ought to be private and confidential. This
is because such information may be used to manipulate a company and can also serve as
evidence in a court of law. It is dangerous for such kind of information to get into the wrong
hands. It is, therefore, the responsibility of companies to protect and keep safe such information.
Bank statements; one of the most sensitive pieces of information belonging to any
company is its bank statements as they display all the financial records and transactions of a
company. As much as most banks do their best to make sure that these bank statements are only

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Running Head: INFORMATION SECURITY 1 Information Security Student’s Name Professor’s Name Course Title Date INFORMATION SECURITY 2 Storage of personal and account information by corporations The role of personal and account information has gained significant attention recently. Corporations prefer to use computers to store information. Computers are characterized by ample storage hard drives that store millions of files. Besides, personal and account information is stored electronically in emails and databases. Other Corporations have replaced the use of hardware like hard disks with cloud computing storage (Park & Kim, 2013). With the increasing use of computer systems and computer networks in the storage of information, information security has become a major issue. Computers leave a copy of all stored data in the hard disks which are disposed off when the computer is no longer useful. It has an implication that unauthorized persons may access some personal and confidential data. Organizations, therefore, need to ensure the security of data against malicious attacks. Other forms of companies' confidential information that is out there and could be stolen Tax information; the hard drive in a computer is left with digital copies of all tax information belonging to a company. Tax information ought to be private and confidential. This is because such information may be used to manipulate a company and can also serve as evidence in a court of law. It is dangerous fo ...
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