Chapter 9 Information Assurance Life-Cycle Support and Operational Considerations

Anything that can go wrong will go wrong at the worst possible moment.

Murphy’s Law

The purpose of this chapter is to acknowledge that the development and implementation of an information assurance (IA) life-cycle methodology can be the most demonstrable indicator of support toward an aggressive, proactive approach to secure critical information and infrastructure. By incorporating “Best Practices” from industry and global government initiatives, the IA lifecycle methodology becomes a complete solution. A comprehensive life-cycle strategy should accommodate a full range of information systems security needs — assessment, protection (implementation), validation, ...

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