Information Security Management: The Study of Lithuanian State Institutions

Growing information security cases and scope illustrate that the relevance of information security issues becomes critical and present information security means are not sufficient enough to manage information security. Narrow comprehension of information security merely as technological problem is broadened by the research results of economic, managerial, psychological, legal and other related aspects’ influence to information security. Information is named as the object of information security management in this thesis, and new information security management solutions are searched in the information management sciences. Critical analysis of information management and information security management links, was established a theoretical basis to form an integral information security management model. Integral information security management model, constructed at a theoretical level, shows a complex approach towards information security, integrates information management and information security management. Integral information security management model allows indentifying information security management weaknesses in the Lithuanian State institutions, rectifying deficiencies, provide an integrated and efficient information security management. A practical research and obtained results grounded the constructed model’s applicability both for further theoretical academic research and for practical application in the Lithuanian State institutions