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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

Types of technical testing


  • Vulnerability assessment: Vulnerability scanning serves to interrogate a specific information system or an entire network to discover weaknesses in their security posture.
  • Web application vulnerability assessment: A specific type of vulnerability assessment that is targeted at web-based applications versus servers and networks. This type of assessment attempts to find weaknesses in application code and logic.
  • Static code analysis: Static code analysis inspects the source code of an application and attempts to determine whether flaws exist that could be exploited by an attacker.
  • Penetration testing: Penetration testing takes the results of vulnerability assessments and validates that an identified weakness is an exploitable vulnerability.