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Information Security A Manager's Guide to Thwarting Data Thieves and Hackers
Philip Alexander
ISBN: 0-313-34558-9
ISBN-13: 978-0-313-34558-6
188 pages
Praeger Publishers
Publication: 3/30/2008
List Price: $44.95 (UK Sterling Price: £31.95)
Availability: In Stock
Media Type: Hardcover
Also Available: Ebook
Trim Size: 6 1/8 x 9 1/4
Subjects:
Series Title: PSI Business Security
Reviews:
  • From issues of security policay standards, to network and DMZ design, to authentication and authorization, to security issues associated with mobile employees, hackers, snoops, viruses, data privacy laws, overseas outsourcing and more, Information Security is a complete instruction manual that is as informed as it is informative. Up-to-date, reader-friendly, and comprehensive, Information Security is strongly recommended reading for anyone with a management responsibility that includes data security and computer usage, as well as a core addition to professional, corporate, academic, and community library Computer Science & Security reference collections.
    —Midwest Book Review/Library Bookwatch     4/1/2008
Description: Organizations with computer networks, Web sites, and employees carrying laptops and Blackberries face an array of security challenges. Among other things, they need to keep unauthorized people out of the network, thwart Web site hackers, and keep data safe from prying eyes or criminal hands. This book provides a high-level overview of these challenges and more. But it is not for the hard-core IT security engineer who works full time on networks. Instead, it is aimed at the nontechnical executive with responsibility for ensuring that information and assets stay safe and private. Written by a practicing information security officer, Philip Alexander, the book contains the latest information and arms readers with the knowledge they need to make better business decisions.

Information Security: A Manager's Guide to Thwarting Data Thieves and Hackers covers the following technical issues in a nontechnical manner: -The concept of defense in depth -Network design -Business-continuity planning -Authentication and authorization -Providing security for your mobile work force -Hackers and the challenges they can present -Viruses, Trojans, and worms But it doesn't stop there. The book goes beyond the technical and covers highly important topics related to data security like outsourcing, contractual considerations with vendors, data privacy laws, and hiring practices. In short, Alexander gives the reader a 360-degree look at data security: What to be worried about; what to look for; the tradeoffs among cost, efficiency, and speed; what different technologies can and can't do; and how to make sure technical professionals are keeping their eyes on the right ball. Best of all, it conveys information in an understandable way, meaning managers won't need to rely solely on the IT people in their own company—who may speak an entirely different language and have entirely different concerns. Hackers and data thieves are getting smarter and bolder every day. Information Security is your first line of defense.
Table of Contents:
  • ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
    PREFACE
    COMPUTER USE AND DATA SECURITY POLICIES AND STANDARDS
    NETWORK/DMZ DESIGN
    DEFENSE IN DEPTH
    AUTHENTICATION AND AUTHORIZATION
    SECURITY AND THE MOBILE EMPLOYEE
    BUSINESS CONTINUITY PLANNING
    HACKERS, SNOOPS, AND VIRUSES
    PERSONNEL ISSUES AND HIRING PRACTICES
    CONTRACTUAL CONSIDERATIONS
    DATA PRIVACY LAWS
    OVERSEAS OUTSOURCING
    APPENDIX A: THE TRUSTED COMPUTER SYSTEM EVALUATION CRITERIA (TCSEC)
    APPENDIX B: RAINBOW SERIES
    APPENDIX C: THE INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION FOR STANDARDIZATION (ISO)
    GLOSSARY
    INDEX
    ABOUT THE AUTHOR
About the Author: Philip Alexander is Director of Security Operations for a fraud-management company. He began his career in computers back in the late 1980s while serving in the U.S. military. Since then, he has worked in both the public and private sectors in positions including engineer, principal security consultant, security architect, and information technology director. He holds numerous certifications, including the CISSP and ISSMP. Alexander has written numerous articles on data security issues, and he is the author of Data Breach Disclosure Laws: A State-by-State Perspective.
PDF Catalogs:
Business Catalog 2008.pdf
PSI Catalog Fall 2008.pdf
PSI Public Library Spring 2008.pdf
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