Information management

Information Management
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Information management refers to storage, collection, archiving, dissemination, and destruction of data. It enables stakeholders and teams to utilize their resources, time, and expertise efficiently to make choices to accomplish their roles. In the modern world, information includes both physical and electronic data. The organizational arrangement should have the ability to manage this data through the information lifespan regardless of format or source for delivery via multiple passages that could include web interfaces and cell phones. Information systems have been developed to make the information management easier, faster and efficient. Consequently, the performance of enterprises is greatly improved. However, there are challenges that face ICT management.
In any organization, most of the data held are often confidential. Therefore, the information needs to be secured by all means possible. There are challenges in the management of data to this expectation like cybercrimes. In the modern society, cybercrimes are critical and persist to be for the anticipatable future. The cybercrimes involve hacking of information systems or gaining unauthorized access to systems and steal information or manipulate data. If data is manipulated, it loses meaning and cannot be relied upon. It is significant to find ways or actions to be undertaken so as to reduce the impact of any threat. The mitigation measures to deal with cyber-attacks is by first understanding what threats, risks, and vulnerabilities exist in the organization’s environment (Mohammed, 2011).

Then implement and develop a comprehensive response and protection policy or plan to minimize or prevent attacks. Besides, the organization must have a disaster recovery that is constantly and regularly updated.
Another challenge in managing information technology is new technology. Normally, any technology is short-lived and, therefore, this causes confusion in the management of information systems. The technology advances rapidly, and managers find themselves at the crossroads to decide whether to adopt the new system or continue with the old one (Delaney, 2015). The organizational long-term goals remain static and, therefore, to mitigate the challenge of switching from one technology to another as it advances, the managers need to evaluate the value every technology provides to the organization so as to determine if and when it is a good fit. An organization should not always adopt a new technology because other organizations have implemented since the value of every new technology varies with the strategic goals of the organization.
References
Delaney, R. (2015, August 31). The Challenges of Integrating New Technology into an Organization. Retrieved February 9, 2018, from http://digitalcommons.lasalle.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1024&context=mathcompcapstones
Mohammed, L. A. (2011, January 1). ICT Security Policy: Challenges and Potential Remedies: Computer Science & IT Book Chapter | IGI Global. Retrieved February 9, 2018, from https://www.igi-global.com/chapter/ict-security-policy/45394