CHAPTER 5

Strategic Planning, Finance, Procurement, and Vendor Management

This chapter discusses the following topics:

•  Strategic planning

•  Making security decisions

•  Financial management

•  Procurement and vendor management

This chapter discusses important aspects of managing the information security program. The first two sections, “Strategic Planning” and “Making Security Decisions,” explore how the CISO goes about planning and prioritizing security activities based on business drivers. The third section, “Financial Management,” provides essential information about accounting and financial management that every CISO should know. The final section, “Procurement and Vendor Management,” describes fundamental concepts about procurement ...

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