You're reading from Information Security Handbook Enhance your proficiency in information security program development

Product type Paperback

Published in Oct 2023

Publisher Packt

ISBN-13 9781837632701

Length 370 pages

Edition 2nd Edition

Concepts

Information Security

Author (1):

Darren Death

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Table of Contents (16) Chapters

Preface

1. Chapter 1: Information and Data Security Fundamentals

2. Chapter 2: Defining the Threat Landscape FREE CHAPTER

3. Chapter 3: Laying a Foundation for Information and Data Security

4. Chapter 4: Information Security Risk Management

5. Chapter 5: Developing Your Information and Data Security Plan

6. Chapter 6: Continuous Testing and Monitoring

7. Chapter 7: Business Continuity/Disaster Recovery Planning

8. Chapter 8: Incident Response Planning

9. Chapter 9: Developing a Security Operations Center

10. Chapter 10: Developing an Information Security Architecture Program

11. Chapter 11: Cloud Security Considerations

12. Chapter 12: Zero Trust Architecture in Information Security

13. Chapter 13: Third-Party and Supply Chain Security

14. Index

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