Information Technology Security Fundamentals

Contents

Preface

Chapter 1:  Security and Information Assurance

Information assurance and security in the enterprise

Interorganizational security

Physical asset protection

Looking ahead

Chapter 2:  Operating System Security

What is the threat landscape?

How can a machine be attacked?

Patching

Hardening basics

Servers in the CIA model

Specifics for different operating systems

Open source operating systems

OSS security

Threat model for desktops: disgruntled or careless users

Rogue applications/malware

Remote access—intentional

Summary

Chapter 3:  Data Security: Protecting Your Information

Cost of a breach

Internal versus external

DBMS security features

Types of database threats

Data quality aspects of information assurance

Master data management ...