Protecting the security of banking information in accordance with international standards (ISO 17799) and the extent of its application in banks

Authors

  • Nizar Kazim Alkhankani

Keywords:

Banking information security

Abstract

Information and information technology has become the vital foundation for all business organizations and in various economic sectors, but at the financial and banking level, information and security are particularly important as a major focus in the development of banking, banking tools and On the information and information technology, which paved the way for a banking revolution based on the integrity of the banking operations, which made banking risk in all its aspects, which led the sector in this vital sector to focus on the security of the Banking information and the use of all programs, specifications and methods that ensure the security of banking information, Among the most important of these standards or specifications is (ISO 17799), which represented a quantum leap in the security of banking information, hence the problem of research due to the expansion of banking in Iraq after the events of 2003 and the opening of economic sectors to the world, including the banking sector, To follow the mechanisms of work and new tools makes it an evolution of its work to increase competitiveness, and among the most important obstacles faced by banks at the global level and the Arab in general and at the level of Iraqi banks is the confidentiality and security of banking information, while the research launched the following assumptions:
A. The Iraqi banks do not apply the international standards ISO 17799 to protect the security of their banking information.
B. Lebanese banks shall not apply the ISO 17799 international standards to protect the security of their banking information.
C. The Iraqi and Lebanese banks shall not vary in the application of ISO 17799 international standards to protect the security of their banking information

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Published

2024-10-31

How to Cite

نزار كاظم الخيكاني. (2024). Protecting the security of banking information in accordance with international standards (ISO 17799) and the extent of its application in banks. Iraqi Journal for Administrative Sciences, 13(54), 150–128. Retrieved from https://journals.uokerbala.edu.iq/index.php/ijas/article/view/2557