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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

Remediation - incident response tools


Remediation is the point in the process where you, as the incident responder, engage the threat and work to protect the organization from further harm.

Act (Response) (OODA) tools

Tools that should be part of an effective response toolkit include:

  • Forensics tools: These tools allow you to accurately examine digital media using processes that allow for the establishment of a legal, sound, audit trail ensuring that you can accurately do the following:
    • Identify important investigative information for backup
    • Preserve identified information for future analysis
    • Analyze preserved information to uncover facts
    • Act on facts through further investigation, response, or reporting

Open source tool examples: