Information security framework

This paper focuses on the holistic framework proposed includes the following clusters of ideas: purpose and role of information security, societal trends, human elements, changing technologies, information security management, and complexity and interactions. These multiple views of information security provide a more complete framework in which to embed much of the global research in information security. Future directions and possible research projects are considered that would apply this holistic framework to what is considered to be a `difficult' problem to solve.