The importance of integration of information security management systems (ISMS) to the organization's Enterprise Information Systems (EIS)

The interconnected information systems and networks drive the organizations into a critical situation that determines the need for explicit measures for information protection. The "culture of security" becomes a very important part of the business competition and security policy is a crucial component of business management. The organizations generate, use, store and transmit a huge amount of information which is vital to their functioning and prosperity. It is necessary the information be kept confidential when required, to be available when and where needed and protected from modification and loss of integrity. On this paper, I would like to explain the importance and the impact that information security management system may have on the general enterprise information system. This paper explains the processes that must be taken to integrate the ISMS to EIS, how this integration will help the organizations to protect their data and how this integration will affect on the growth of the business value and trust to the consumers.