Ethical Hacking: Techniques, Tools, and Countermeasures, 4th Edition

Security Best Practices

Securing an entire organization’s information systems environment can be a daunting task. Trying to determine all the correct actions to take can be nearly impossible without some direction and guidance. Best practices exist to provide just that type of guidance. Security best practices originate from hard-learned lessons of what does and doesn’t work. Although there is no single “right” answer for any environment, best practices offer a foundation of tested approaches that will provide good results in most situations. This section takes a look at sources for some security best practices.

Security Information and Event Management

Securing an information system environment means implementing multiple security controls ...