Overview
Information Security is the heart of the digital economy. The “digitization of everything” trend is forever changing our lives. The growth of mobile devices along with their increasing capabilities results in people having instant access to information on-the-go. They can conduct business wherever they are at any time, often blurring the line between work and leisure. Because of the always-on, always accessible nature of the digital economy, your customers expect a consistently excellent user experience regardless of whether they are at home or at work. But keeping organizations secure in this increasingly digital world has never been tougher. The fast-paced demands of users put even more pressure on enterprises to prevent and stop threats and data breaches, meet regulatory compliance requirements, and govern their operations more efficiently.
Organizations who rely on manual administration of security and compliance find it impossible to scale, which in turn limits their ability to keep up with business opportunities and challenges in the growing digital economy. Plus, manual administration is also particularly subject to human error, which makes it dangerous. Delays in responding to security threats and compliance issues can lead to breaches, failed audits, financial loss, and damage to a company’s reputation and other serious business consequences.
Rationale
According to NRB IT Guidelines, robust information is crucial to achieving business goals and for managing risk prudently in banks. Accuracy, integrity, consistency, completeness, validity, timeliness, accessibility, usability and audibility are the requirement of information processed and stored electronically. To achieve these qualities of data, NRB anticipates that banks should develop and maintain a comprehensive information security program. A culture of information security and compliance begins with informed employees who can recognize and identify information security threats, understand and avoid the risks, and make better data protection decisions that ultimately reduce bank's risks and protect their clients.
This course provides a solid foundation component for IT security as well as required compliance, prescribed by Nepal Rastra Bank. It helps bank employees understand information security risks, sound information protection practices, and how their individual actions and behaviours can impact information security in your organization as a whole.
