THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN INFORMATION SYSTEMS RESOURCES AND INFORMATION SECURITY

Information is an asset crucial for the survival of any organizations. Because of its importance, information needs to be safeguarded and protected, normally termed as information security. The ISO 27001:2005 defines information security as “the preservation of confidentiality, integrity and availability of information”. Hence, information security is designed to protect the valuable data of the organization and it is importance in safe-guarding all organization's data from unauthorized access or modification to ensure its availability, confidentiality, and integrity. Realizing the importance of information security, researchers have studied and proposed various models for an effective implementation of information security. To further adds to this body of literature, this paper reports the findings of a study examining information systems resources and its effect on information security. Using the survey research method with questionnaire as the instrument for data collection, a total of 72 companies located in Klang Valley and Cyberjaya, Malayaia were engaged in the study. The findings suggest that, several dimensions of information systems resources are significant predictor of information security. The findings should be useful to both researchers and practitioners. As for the researchers, the model used can be further tested in other settings, while for the practitioners, it provides a useful guideline for improving their information systems infrastructure so as to protect and safeguard their organizational information.