International Journal of Recent Technology and Engineering (IJRTE) ISSN: 2277-3878, Volume-8, Issue-3S, October 2019 372 Published By: Blue Eyes Intelligence Engineering & Sciences Publication Retrieval Number: C10791083S19/2019©BEIESP DOI: 10.35940/ijrte.C1079.1083S19 Abstract: To understand the differences between terms like cyber security and information security is important because many banking regulatory bodies like Reserve bank of India, Hong Kong Monetary Authority, Monetary Authority of Singapore, etc. have asked banks to have separate cyber security AIS security policies. These two words “Cyber Security” and “Information Security” are generally used as synonyms in security terminology, and create a lot of confusion among security professionals. We are discussing with some InfoSec professionals about the same and found out that some of them think that cyber security is subset of information security while others think the opposite. So, to clear this confusion, we decided to research on the same and write a blog. Keywords : Information security is all about protecting the information, which generally focus on the confidentiality, integrity, availability (CIA) of the information. cyber security is about securing things that are vulnerable through ICT.. I. INTRODUCTION ToT understandT theT differencesT betweenT termsT likeT cyberT securityT andT informationT securityT isT importantT becauseT manyT bankingT regulatoryT bodiesT likeT ReserveT bankT ofT India,T HongT KongT MonetaryT Authority,T MonetaryT AuthorityT ofT Singapore,T etc.T haveT askedT banksT toT haveT separateT cyberT securityT AT IST securityT policies.T TheseT twoT wordsT “CyberT Security”T andT “InformationT Security”T areT generallyT usedT asT synonymsT inT securityT terminology,T andT createT aT lotT ofT confusionT amongT securityT professionals.T WeT areT discussingT withT someT InfoSecT professionalsT aboutT theT sameT andT foundT outT thatT someT ofT themT thinkT thatT cyberT securityT isT subsetT ofT informationT securityT whileT othersT thinkT theT opposite.T So,T toT clearT thisT confusion,T weT decidedT toT researchT onT theT sameT andT writeT aT blog. Let’sT startT withT dataT security.T DataT securityT isT allT aboutT securingT data.T NowT anotherT questionsT arisesT hereT isT toT theT differenceT betweenT dataT andT information.T NotT everyT dataT canT beT information.T DataT canT beT calledT asT informationT whenT itT isT interpretedT inT aT contextT andT givenT meaning.T ForT example,T “14041989″T isT data.T AndT ifT weT knowT thatT thisT isT dateT ofT birthT ofT aT person,T thenT itT isT information.T So,T InformationT Revised Manuscript Received on October 15, 2019. * Correspondence Author Dr. R. Eswaran, HOD, Department of Commerce, Arulmigu Kalasalingam College of Arts and Science, Anand Nagar, Krishnankoil, India. E-mail:drreklu@gmail.com Dr. G. Vinayagamoorthi, Assistant Professor, Department of Commerce, Alagappa University, Karaikudi, India. E-mail: Moorthi1971au@gmail.com. meansT dataT whichT hasT someT meaning.T InformationT securityT isT allT aboutT protectingT theT information,T whichT generallyT focusesT onT theT confidentiality,T integrity,T availabilityT (CIA)T ofT theT information. T WhileT cyberT securityT isT aboutT securingT thingsT thatT areT vulnerableT throughT ICT.T ItT alsoT considersT thatT whereT dataT isT storedT andT technologiesT usedT toT secureT theT data.T PartT ofT cyberT securityT aboutT theT protectionT ofT informationT andT communicationsT technologiesT –T i.e.T hardwareT andT software,T isT knownT asT ICTT security. T FollowingT VennT diagramT canT beT helpfulT toT understandT theT differences. InT theT diagramT below,T weT canT seeT thatT rightT sideT VennT diagramT representT theT CyberT securityT (thingsT whichT areT vulnerableT throughT ICT,T itT includesT information,T bothT physicalT andT digital,T andT non-informationT suchT asT cars,T trafficT lights,T electronicT appliances,T etc.),T whileT leftT sideT representT theT informationT securityT (whichT consistT ofT informationT bothT digitalT andT analog).T NoteT thatT ITT securityT isT theT protectionT ofT informationT technologies.T Practically,T thereT isT noT differenceT inT ICTT securityT andT ITT security. AsT youT canT seeT inT theT followingT pictureT thatT bothT setsT areT havingT someT overlap.T BelowT diagramT illustratesT theT relationshipT betweenT ICTT security,T cyberT securityT andT information. Cyber Security and Information Security R. Eswaran, G. Vinayagamoorthi