ell. This is sometimes referred to as data integrity (Smith n.p.).
At the same time, that information must be kept secure from prying eyes, or from individuals with more nefarious purposes. Companies want to keep competitors from learning information about the company's operations, and they have a responsibility to their vendors and their customers to keep that information secure. This is important when companies are dealing with other companies in a business-to-business environment, but can be even more critical when companies are dealing with the public through Internet sales. If a company is unable to protect the security or the privacy of its Internet customers, those customers are likely to move to other Internet sites in order to transact their business. Similarly, consumers may be co
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