IT Security and Information Assurance?

Alexsmith

Would somebody be able to break down the important differences between IT Security and Information Assurance?

atl_libra

https://www.novainfosec.com/2011/08/30/information-assurance-versus-information-security/

cyberguypr

One more: Florida Tech | Cybersecurity vs. Information Assurance

JDMurray

"Information Assurance" is about preserving the secruity of information (data, intelligence, etc.) in any context. "IT Security" is specifically about the security within an Information Technology department or organization. So you can say that IT Security uses IA, and that IA is used in many other contexts than just IT.

GarudaMin

One easy way to look at is:
IT Security - AV, firewall, IDS/IPS, encryption,vulnerability scanning, ...
Information Assurance (IA) - IT Security, risk management, BCP, compliance, laws & regulations, policies, ...