CHAPTER 1
Risk Management
I am first and foremost a nerd. Not only a nerd, but an IT nerd. Not only an IT nerd, but an IT security nerd. I’m amazingly good at locking down firewalls and setting up secure VPNs. And on the other side, I can crack most 802.11 networks in a surprisingly short time. (And Mike is startlingly modest! – Editor)
Technical security skills like these are great (and fun), but when you look at IT security in general, “screwdriver techs” are the least important part of any IT security organization. Surprised? Well, it’s true!
Proper IT security requires organization. That organization takes many forms:
• People
• Equipment
• Operating systems
• Applications
• Security processes
Organizing all these things enables ...
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