Information Security in Public Administration
📌 The capsule focuses on Information Security within the context of a technology management diploma program, specifically addressing the public sector.
🏛️ The content aligns with the Infogobierno Law, which mandates the use of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) in public power for secure and sovereign development, often promoting free and open-source licenses.
🛡️ Key objectives include developing physical and logical security policies to safeguard the tangible and intangible assets of public sector organizations.

Legal Framework and Standards
📜 Article 6 of the Infogobierno Law requires public power to use information technologies in internal management, inter-agency relations, and relations with citizens, promoting transparency and reducing bureaucracy.
💡 The ISO 27001 standard establishes a model for implementing an Information Security Management System (ISMS) to ensure data availability, confidentiality, and integrity.
🌐 Information security is defined as the set of measures and techniques used to control and safeguard data, preventing unauthorized filtering or access by third parties.

Core Topics and Practical Application
🛠️ The curriculum covers the application of tools and techniques for information security management, cybersecurity strategies for daily life, and introduction to risk and threat management.
🏦 A practical example involves a state bank needing cybersecurity policies to protect users in the digital environment and safeguard its technological infrastructure (digital and physical assets).
⚡ Critical state infrastructures, like hydroelectric plants, which historically focused on physical security, are now exposed to cyber threats due to network connectivity, necessitating robust ISMS for risk evaluation and control selection.

Key Points & Insights
➡️ Participants in the diploma are positioned as agents of change with the responsibility to strengthen national security and ensure the continuity of critical infrastructure operations.
➡️ The goal of incorporating ICT in public service is to achieve a digital government that guarantees data protection for citizens.
➡️ A core concept of information security involves implementing controls to ensure the Confidentiality, Integrity, and Availability (CIA triad) of organizational data.

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