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Network Security Bible, 2nd Edition
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Network Security Bible, 2nd Edition

by Eric Cole
September 2009
Intermediate to advanced
936 pages
25h 49m
English
Wiley
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Chapter 5. Information System Security Management

IN THIS CHAPTER

  • Understanding security policies, standards, guidelines, and procedures

  • Conducting security awareness training

  • Managing the technical effort

  • Developing business continuity and disaster recovery plans

  • Implementing physical security

  • Understanding legal and liability issues

Information system security management comprises a variety of techniques that can significantly reduce the risk of compromise to confidentiality, integrity, and availability of information systems. Management tools and techniques, although not as glamorous as high-tech approaches, can be highly effective in implementing and maintaining information system security at a reasonable cost. Such tools include security policies, vacation scheduling, employee background checks, awareness training, and contingency planning. These controls focus on the "people" problem within an organization. When it comes to security, people (employees and contractors) are your greatest asset and your greatest liability.

One of the biggest people-problem threats is social engineering or human manipulation. Just as social engineering can easily help you acquire information that would require large expenditures of time and resources to obtain by technical means, information security management practices can produce significant reductions in risk at reasonable cost.

This chapter describes the tools and techniques of information system security management, including administrative procedures, ...

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