Building an Effective Security Program
eBook - PDF

Building an Effective Security Program

  1. 444 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

Building an Effective Security Program

About this book

Building an Effective Security Program provides readers with a comprehensive approach to securing the IT systems in use at their organizations. This book provides information on how to structure and operate an effective cybersecurity program that includes people, processes, technologies, security awareness, and training. This program will establish and maintain effective security protections for the confidentiality, availability, and integrity of organization information. In this book, the authors take a pragmatic approach to building organization cyberdefenses that are effective while also remaining affordable.

This book is intended for business leaders, IT professionals, cybersecurity personnel, educators, and students interested in deploying real-world cyberdefenses against today's persistent and sometimes devastating cyberattacks. It includes detailed explanation of the following IT security topics:

  • IT Security Mindset ā€”Think like an IT security professional, and consider how your IT environment can be defended against potential cyberattacks.
  • Risk Management ā€”Identify the assets, vulnerabilities and threats that drive IT risk, along with the controls that can be used to mitigate such risk.
  • Effective Cyberdefense ā€”Consider the components of an effective organization cyberdefense to successfully protect computers, devices, networks, accounts, applications and data.
  • Cyber Operati onsā€”Operate cyberdefense capabilities and controls so that assets are protected, and intruders can be detected and repelled before significant damage can be done.
  • IT Security Awareness and Tra iningā€”Promote effective cybersecurity practices at work, on travel, and at home, among your organization's business leaders, IT professionals, and staff.
  • Resilient IT Security ā€”Implement, operate, monitor, assess, and improve your cybersecurity program on an ongoing basis to defend against the cyber threats of today and the future.

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Information

Publisher
De Gruyter
Year
2020
Print ISBN
9781501515248
eBook ISBN
9781501506529
Edition
1
Topic
Computer Science
Subtopic
Data Mining
Index
Computer Science

Table of contents

  1. Acknowledgments
  2. About the Authors
  3. Contents
  4. Introduction
  5. Chapter 1. The Digital Organization
  6. Chapter 2. Ever-Present Cyber Threats
  7. Chapter 3. Cyber Risk Management
  8. Chapter 4. Cyberdefense Concepts
  9. Chapter 5. Cybersecurity Drivers
  10. Chapter 6. Cyber Program Management
  11. Chapter 7. Cybersecurity Capabilities
  12. Chapter 8. Cybersecurity Operations
  13. Chapter 9. Cyber Awareness
  14. Chapter 10. Organization Cyber Awareness
  15. Chapter 11. Cyber Training
  16. Chapter 12. Measuring Cyber Performance
  17. Chapter 13. When Things Go Wrong
  18. Chapter 14. Looking to the Future
  19. Appendix A: Common Malware Threats
  20. Appendix B: Cyber Awareness and Cyber Training Topics
  21. Appendix C: Example Cyber Policy
  22. Appendix D: Online Cybersecurity Resources
  23. Glossary
  24. Index