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The Psychology of Information Security
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The Psychology of Information Security

by Leron Zinatullin
January 2016
Intermediate to advanced
119 pages
2h 1m
English
IT Governance Publishing
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CHAPTER 5: INFORMATION SECURITY GOVERNANCE

In today’s corporations, information security professionals have a lot on their plate. While facing constantly evolving cyber threats, they must comply with numerous laws and regulations, protect the company’s assets and mitigate risks to the furthest extent possible. In order to successfully address these concerns, they must first establish desired practices which form the basis of company policies.

In a traditional sense, a policy is a document that provides a high-level overview of how company processes should operate in a secure manner. It defines the goal of the information security programme, which in turn supports the business strategy and vision. It also serves a number of other purposes such ...

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