Why is it important to protect information in the food service industry to maintain competitive advantage? Information security is the process of protecting the availability, privacy, and integrity of data. Information technology and methods of securing it have been around for centuries. Whether it is hiding your diary under your pillow, keeping a secret from others, or encrypting your passwords on a desktop, the need to secure data or information has always been important. In the food service industry it is just as important to secure information from threats that can possibly damage a company’s image and finances.
It is a fact that business have to secure their information to keep their competitive advantage and remain successful. Regardless …show more content…
Identifying problems in the security of information systems is an important aspect of doing business. For example, a restaurant consists of information systems, employees, and other assets. A plan to manage these assets should be the forefront of any action plan for securing a competitive advantage in the food service industry. Managing a company’s information system requires strategic planning. All of these areas pose a potential risk for information to be stolen and cause a business to lose their competitive advantage. Let us begin with defining what information systems consists of, and how to …show more content…
Employees can unknowingly open a food service industry to unwanted risk. Company e-mail is notoriously known by hackers as their preferred method of infiltration. Awareness is an important part of training to ensure data security in information systems. Training employees to recognize such threats such as spam, and phishing scams can greatly reduce a network breach. Teaching employees how to spot potential risks associated with hardware breaches is one such example. Another example training employees to keep a watchful eye out for anyone who is to watch for unauthorized activity on equipment that should not be. Some threats can exist by competitors trying to physically access a company’s network or computer. Technology can only do so much and well trained employees can be an asset just as much as any piece of surveillance equipment or
It is a fact that business have to secure their information to keep their competitive advantage and remain successful. Regardless …show more content…
Identifying problems in the security of information systems is an important aspect of doing business. For example, a restaurant consists of information systems, employees, and other assets. A plan to manage these assets should be the forefront of any action plan for securing a competitive advantage in the food service industry. Managing a company’s information system requires strategic planning. All of these areas pose a potential risk for information to be stolen and cause a business to lose their competitive advantage. Let us begin with defining what information systems consists of, and how to …show more content…
Employees can unknowingly open a food service industry to unwanted risk. Company e-mail is notoriously known by hackers as their preferred method of infiltration. Awareness is an important part of training to ensure data security in information systems. Training employees to recognize such threats such as spam, and phishing scams can greatly reduce a network breach. Teaching employees how to spot potential risks associated with hardware breaches is one such example. Another example training employees to keep a watchful eye out for anyone who is to watch for unauthorized activity on equipment that should not be. Some threats can exist by competitors trying to physically access a company’s network or computer. Technology can only do so much and well trained employees can be an asset just as much as any piece of surveillance equipment or