01088nas a2200181   4500000000100000008004100001653002200042653002600064653002200090653002500112653002500137100001900162700001600181700001600197245006700213490000700280520061900287       2017                            d10acomputer security10ainformation assurance10ainformation goods10aInformation Security10ainformation services1 aMatthew Sadiku1 aShumon Alam1 aSarhan Musa00aInformation Assurance Benefits and Challenges: An Introduction0 v363 a<p>Information assurance (IA) is the practice of protecting and defending information systems by ensuring their availability, confidentiality, integrity, authentication, and nonrepudiation. As a discipline, IA grew from the practice of information security. It plays a crucial role in a networked infrastructure of e-commerce, e-business, and e-Government. For this reason, IA is a serious worldwide concern of organizations, industry, governments, and academia. This paper provides a brief introduction on information assurance, the benefits it brings, and the challenges in the implementation of the concept.</p>