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    We provide advanced Information security services, complex integration, on site support to help keep
your company secure. Most importantly, InfosecKenya provides customers with a single source for infomation security, technology products, services, integration, configuration, deployment, installation and  networking design. We have partnered with Nairobi Forensics to meet the full dimensions of complex IT security requirments.

Offering over ten years IT security experience, we can be responsive in meeting your Security requirements on time. 

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What is Information Security?

Information is an asset to all individuals and businesses. Information Security refers to the protection of assets in order to achieve C - I - A  as the following diagram:

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Confidentiality - the protection of information from being disclosed to unauthorised parties.

Examples:
Personal:   Your personal data submitted to a website should only be used or accessed exclusively by     the designated staff of that company for the purposes agreed. No others can use the data out of curiosity or for illegal purpose.
      
Business:   Sensitive information such as sales figures or client data should only be accessed by authorised persons like the senior management and the sales team, but not other operation departments.
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Integrity - the protection of information from being changed by unauthorised parties.

Examples:
Personal:   Your personal data submitted to a website should not be altered during data transmission or by  the website company.
                       
Business:   Important documents or figures should not be changed by unauthorised persons without any notice.

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Availability - information being made available to authorised parties when requested.

Examples:
Personal:   You should be able to access and check your personal data kept in a website.
       
Business:   Authorised senior management should be able to access sales figures when needed;or clients should be able to get their data kept in the company when requested. 

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