A single leaked customer database or exposed set of financial records can be enough to push a company toward bankruptcy or force it to rebuild its reputation from zero. This is why information systems – the software and networks institutions rely on to store, process and share data – need a dedicated layer of protection, not an afterthought bolted on after an incident happens.

A computer information system brings together people, hardware and software to process and interpret data; the term is also used more narrowly for the software that runs a database, or for the computer system itself. As an academic field, information systems studies these components with reference to a defined boundary, users, processors, storage, inputs, outputs and the communication networks that connect them all.

Information Systems Management sits at the intersection of computer science and information technology, combining these tools with the daily activity of the employees who operate them. Once these technologies are applied across a company's production, human resources, finance and supply chain functions, protecting them stops being an IT-only concern and becomes core business risk management.

The Arab British Fellowship Training Academy designed this training course to give participants a working understanding of information systems, why they matter, and how to secure them against the risks that threaten modern institutions.

What Participants Will Gain

• A working understanding of information systems security and why it matters to a company's survival.
• Knowledge of the core features and principles that a sound information security system must provide.
• Familiarity with the information security methods built into modern software.
• Awareness of the latest information security systems used by large, global companies.

Who Should Attend

• Directors and owners of companies.
• Directors of information security departments.
• Directors of data storage departments.
• Directors of archive departments.
• Officials of administrative departments in coastal regions.
• Employees working in the information security field.
• Academic researchers studying information systems security.

Module 1: Why Information Systems Security Matters

• The business impact of a security breach, from reputational damage to potential bankruptcy.
• Definition of a computer information system: people, hardware and software working together.
• Core principles that an information security system must provide.

Module 2: Foundations and Scope of Information Systems

• The defining boundary, users, processors, storage, inputs, outputs and communication networks of an information system.
• Information Systems Management as a specialization merging IT tools with day-to-day company operations.
• Application of information systems across production, HR, finance and supply chain management.

Module 3: Encoding and Data Protection Techniques

• Understanding the encoding mechanisms companies use to protect their important data.
• Placing data and information under the guardianship of dedicated security systems.
• Keeping information security systems updated for a higher level of privacy.

Module 4: Protecting Confidential Records and Transactions

• Hiding sensitive data and transactions within accounting departments so unauthorized staff cannot access them.
• Building a protection strategy against hacking attempts originating from competing companies.

Module 5: Types of Information Support Systems

• Administrative support systems and operational support systems.
• Process control systems and executive information systems.
• Information processing systems, office automation systems and business transaction processing.