The Information Security

Information security

Information security means protecting information and information systems from unauthorized access, use, disclosure, disruption, modification, perusal, inspection, recording or destruction....

 Department is a department in the Israel Defense Forces

Israel Defense Forces

The Israel Defense Forces , commonly known in Israel by the Hebrew acronym Tzahal , are the military forces of the State of Israel. They consist of the ground forces, air force and navy. It is the sole military wing of the Israeli security forces, and has no civilian jurisdiction within Israel...

' Directorate of Military Intelligence

Aman (IDF)

The Directorate of Military Intelligence is Israel's central, overarching military intelligence, of the Israel Defense Forces. Aman was created in 1950, when the Intelligence Department was spun off from the IDF's General Staff ; the Intelligence Department itself was composed largely of former...

, responsible for preventing classified information

Classified information

Classified information is sensitive information to which access is restricted by law or regulation to particular groups of persons. A formal security clearance is required to handle classified documents or access classified data. The clearance process requires a satisfactory background investigation...

 from being compromised by unauthorized elements. It was formerly known as the Field Security Department.

The Department engages in the study of enemy military intelligence

Military intelligence

Military intelligence is a military discipline that exploits a number of information collection and analysis approaches to provide guidance and direction to commanders in support of their decisions....

, providing security briefings, securing classified information, and teaching and enforcement activities related to information security. Most of the security breaches that take place are in the area of computing

Computing

Computing is usually defined as the activity of using and improving computer hardware and software. It is the computer-specific part of information technology...

 (including the Internet

Internet

The Internet is a global system of interconnected computer networks that use the standard Internet protocol suite to serve billions of users worldwide...

), and the securing of documents. The Department absorbs about 450 new Information Security NCOs

Non-commissioned officer

A non-commissioned officer , called a sub-officer in some countries, is a military officer who has not been given a commission...

 annually. Its members serve in all branches of the IDF.

See also

• Information security governance
  Information Security Governance
  Information Security Governance, Information Security Governance or ISG, is a subset discipline of Corporate Governance focused on information Security systems and their performance and risk management.- Applicable Frameworks :*- See also :...
  
  
• Information security management
  Information Security Management
  Information security describes activities that relate to the protection of information and information infrastructure assets against the risks of loss, misuse, disclosure or damage...
  
  
• Security information management
  Security Information Management
  Security information management is the industry-specific term in computer security referring to the collection of data into a central repository for trend analysis...