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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

Recommended operational policies


Information security policies can be broken down into three categories:

  • Technical controls: The security controls (that is, safeguards or countermeasures) for an information system that are primarily implemented and executed by the information system through mechanisms contained in the hardware, software, or firmware components of the system
  • Management controls: The security controls (that is, safeguards or countermeasures) for an information system that focuses on the management of risk and the management of information system security
  • Operational controls: The security controls (that is, safeguards or countermeasures) for an information system that primarily are implemented and executed by people (as opposed to systems)

More information on information security policies is as follows:

Planning policy

A planning policy in this context has to do with developing the information security program. This policy sets the foundation for an organization's information security...