Security Best Practices - Case Study Example

In order to find out the best practices of information security, I have visited and explored the websites of Microsoft, Oracle, Cisco, IBM, and Intel. I have noticed that all of these organizations have developed their own information security best practices or guidelines; moreover, some of these guidelines are the same in all organizations whereas others are specific to the equipment or technology, they have developed. These organizations have developed information security frameworks, security architectures, information security laws, information security policies, user training, and resource (Oracle, 2005). It is pertinent to mention here that the guidelines and best practices vary with respect to the medium or category of the technology; for example, the guidelines for information security of the information systems would be not similar to the best practices or guidelines of the computer network, mobile devices, online collaboration and social sharing, internet protection, electronic device security, etc (IBM, n.d).

One of the most common information security best practices that I have found in all the above-mentioned websites is to develop strong password protection for logging in / logging out of any system. One of the main reasons for emphasizing strong passwords is that despite the development and implementation of the latest technologies to protect secured information, the information can easily have unauthorized access if the user has not developed a strong password to secure its personal information. Moreover, most of the information leakage is due to the same reason, as a common hacker can attack to the vulnerability of a weak password and break into your information.