Knowledge management and information security

Introduction: Knowledge management is a challenge for companies in the information society. Methodologies such as Nonaka and Takeuchi's meet this challenge to systematize and organize knowledge creation at all levels of companies. Knowledge is considered an intangible asset and can be protected to ensure the maintenance of the value chain of organizations. In that context, information security aims to protect information that is accessible at the organizational level. A secure knowledge management framework is required to achieve relevant knowledge management security control. Method: it is a qualitative research, using the Delphi methodology to construct a structure of Secure Knowledge Management. Results: the points of congruence between Knowledge Management and Information Security were evident in the research. In the socialization phase, two controls with more than 80% congruence were evidenced. In the outsourcing phase, the two points were above 70%. There is no combined phase, a result of 60% congruence in four controls and internalization phase, unanimity record in the control school, having a point with 100% congruence. Conclusions: the professionals who adopted the Delphi technique were able to find points of congruence between thematic research subjects, supporting rhetoric of the compatibility between knowledge management and information security. Thus, we highlight the need for knowledge co-creation from the perspective of a framework that has information security.