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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

Cloud computing deployment models


The cloud computing deployment model will vary depending on your organization's unique business and mission requirements. The various deployment models bring their unique advantages, disadvantages, and information security challenges.

Public cloud

In this model, the cloud computing infrastructure is utilized by the public in a multitenant environment over the internet:

The service provider makes resources available, such as:

  • Virtual machines (VMs)
  • Applications
  • Storage
  • And so on

The cloud computing provider may be owned, managed, and operated by a business, academic, or government organization, or a combination of the three.

Private cloud

In this model, the cloud computing infrastructure is provisioned for exclusive use by a single organization, as illustrated in the following image:

The cloud computing provider may be:

  • Owned, managed, and operated by the organization, a third party, or a combination of the two
  • It may exist on or off premises

Community cloud

In this model...