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Information Security Handbook

By : Darren Death
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Information Security Handbook

By: Darren Death

Overview of this book

Having an information security mechanism is one of the most crucial factors for any organization. Important assets of organization demand a proper risk management and threat model for security, and so information security concepts are gaining a lot of traction. This book starts with the concept of information security and shows you why it’s important. It then moves on to modules such as threat modeling, risk management, and mitigation. It also covers the concepts of incident response systems, information rights management, and more. Moving on, it guides you to build your own information security framework as the best fit for your organization. Toward the end, you’ll discover some best practices that can be implemented to make your security framework strong. By the end of this book, you will be well-versed with all the factors involved in information security, which will help you build a security framework that is a perfect fit your organization’s requirements.
Table of Contents (19 chapters)
Title Page
Credits
About the Author
About the Reviewers
www.PacktPub.com
Customer Feedback
Preface

Information security best practices


In this section, we will address information security best practices as they relate to both the server and workstations.

User accounts

User account management is critically important in a well-managed and secure enterprise information environment. It is important that you develop strong information security policies related to user accounts and their management, and develop mechanisms to audit your information system to ensure that your organization's policies are being followed.

Limit administrator accounts

Not everyone in your organization has administrator privileges on your information systems. The creation and assignment of administrative rights to your organization's team members should be carefully considered and given to only the people that need to have the permissions. When creating these accounts, bear in mind the following guidelines:

  • Accounts with global impact, such as enterprise admins and domain admins, should be given to very few individuals...