Information security in the Islamic perspective: the principles and practices

• Main Author: Zulhuda, Sonny
• Format: Conference or Workshop Item
• Language: English
• Published: Faculty of Science and Technology, UIN Jakarta 2010
• Subjects: BP170.8 Universality of Islam; BP185.7 Mass media and telecommunication in Islam; T58.6 Management information systems; Z665 Library Science. Information Science
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/3047/1/Info_Security_in_Islam_Sonny_Zulhuda.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/3047/; http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/ICT4M.2010.5971936

This paper examines the extent to which Islamic principles and practices (in this respect, as found mainly in the Prophet Muhammad's traditions) reinforce the notion of information security as a measure to protect information assets. This paper is historical and doctrinal in nature, attemptin...