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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

Processes and procedures


The key component to an effectively-run SOC is well-thought-out processes and procedures. An SOC must be able to implement effective identification and remediation activities the same way all the time. Effective processes and procedures ensure that this is carried out in a repeatable and reliable fashion.

Key process and procedure categories are needed to ensure an effectively managed and operating SOC mirror the incident response life cycle and include:

  • Identification:
    • Detection
    • Analysis
  • Remediation:
    • Containment
    • Eradication
    • Recovery

The following is a sample process that identifies the parties and their duties if confronted with cross-site scripting vulnerability being identified on an organizational web application:

Process steps

Role

  1. Identifies or receives a report of an XSS vulnerability

SOC analyst

  1. Documents the identification/report as an incident:
    • XSS vulnerability identified and includes the following information in the tracking form:
      • Vulnerable site/script (URL)
      • Source...