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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

Components of an incident response plan


As with most concepts presented in this book, ultimately, the incident response plan is a business plan and must be designed and implemented with your organization's mission and business in mind. Essentially, the purpose of your incident response plan is to ensure that your organization can continue operating and providing services.

The incident response plan comprises many phases, which make up the overall incident response program life cycle. This life cycle includes:

  • Initial activities that initiate, plan, and implement the incident response capability, including:
    • Ongoing dialog with the organization's IT and business stakeholders to ensure that the incident response capability meets business objectives
    • The necessary planning to establish the organization's incident response capability as a functioning business program
    • Establishment of a repeated life cycle that will characterize the incident response process for the organization
  • The repeatable operational...