ABSTRACT
This chapter focuses on security and configuration, although the management of these areas also affects important aspects of others like, for example, the systems’ performance or the fault tolerance. The first proposal in charge of categorizing the different areas that should be considered by information management systems (IMSs) to reduce the complexity of the management process was called Fault, Configuration, Accounting, Performance, and Security. The security management area is oriented to emphasize security considerations like the protection of the information handled by IMSs. The increment of the information managed by these systems during the past decades has influenced the necessity of protecting some sensitive pieces of information. The chapter discusses the evolution of technology has increased the complexity of the IMSs and how new paradigms and solutions are needed to face their increasing complexity. Confidentiality and integrity are two important aspects belonging to the security topic which are considered by IMSs.
