Competitors looking to steal a company's edge and individuals hunting for a way into government records have one thing in common: they are both testing whether an organisation's information systems can be trusted to hold their ground. A successful organisation answers that question with a systematic, well-secured approach rather than luck.

This training course in document and information security, integrity and maintenance introduces participants to current, field-tested methods for protecting and preserving important documents and information – the kind of approach that lets an organisation link its departments through a single unified system, exchange records electronically, and keep everything running without a single paper backup, no matter how far apart its offices are.

It is delivered by the Arab British Fellowship Training Academy for anyone who wants to learn and apply the most recent, recognised methods of protecting and maintaining vital documents and information.

What Participants Will Gain

• The most recent methods for protecting and securing information and records.
• Skills for recording the information-systems data needed for future reference.
• Techniques for managing user identity when it comes to accessing protected information.
• The ability to design information systems that protect important records and essential data.

Who Should Attend

• Directors and owners of economic, commercial and governmental institutions.
• Directors of information, document and information-security departments.
• Employees in administrative and archive departments.
• Directors of technical development departments.
• Academics and students of information technology, computer science and communication faculties.
• Employees of information technology departments and the document-and-information-security sector.

Module 1: Filing and Controlling Access to Original Records

• Securely filing records and documents tied to original information, their location and ownership.
• Guaranteeing control over who can reach an organisation's information systems.
• Cancelling access to information that is no longer needed for work requirements.

Module 2: Verifying Identity and Keeping Systems Current

• Methods for verifying the identity of information systems and the facilities used to process information users.
• Keeping information security systems and their updates current.
• The definition and core importance of information security within this process.

Module 3: Archiving Strategy and Supporting Software

• Strategies of archiving and records archiving.
• Programs and software that support information security systems.

Module 4: Planning and Communication for a Preservation Programme

• Setting goals for document preservation that remain consistent with company policy.
• Realistic planning that accounts for material cost and organisational capacity.
• Communication between management and staff to implement preservation objectives, backed by an analysis of strengths, weaknesses, threats and opportunities.

Module 5: Leadership Skills for Information Security Teams

• Administrative and supervisory leadership skills, strategy-formulation techniques and innovative thinking for teams responsible for document integrity.
• Preparing work maps and improving day-to-day supervisory performance.