Document(s): 

ecdl_foundation_position_paper_-_it_security.pdf

External link: 

http://www.ecdl.org/media/ECDL%20Foundation%20Position%20Paper%20-%20IT%20Securi...

Author(s): 

ECDL Foundation

We live in an age where information is becoming increasingly valuable, so the need to safeguard that information is becoming increasingly important. However, the way that individuals now interact and purchase goods and services, and that organisations and businesses now operate, demands that greater and greater amounts of information be more freely available online. This has many benefits, but an undesirable side effect is that cybercrime is becoming more widespread. Methods of illicitly gathering information, for example, phishing, spamming, and hacking are becoming more sophisticated. To counter this, greater awareness of the most important concepts and skills relating to IT security is required among the large and rapidly expanding proportion of the population who are active online.