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Certified Information Security Manager Exam Prep Guide

You're reading from   Certified Information Security Manager Exam Prep Guide Aligned with the latest edition of the CISM Review Manual to help you pass the exam with confidence

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Product type Paperback
Published in Nov 2021
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781801074100
Length 616 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Hemang Doshi Hemang Doshi
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Table of Contents (17) Chapters Close

Preface 1. Section 1: Information Security Governance
2. Chapter 1: Information Security Governance FREE CHAPTER 3. Chapter 2: Practical Aspects of Information Security Governance 4. Section 2: Information Risk Management
5. Chapter 3: Overview of Information Risk Management 6. Chapter 4: Practical Aspects of Information Risk Management 7. Chapter 5: Procedural Aspects of Information Risk Management 8. Section 3: Information Security Program Development Management
9. Chapter 6: Overview of Information Security Program Development Management 10. Chapter 7: Information Security Infrastructure and Architecture 11. Chapter 8: Practical Aspects of Information Security Program Development Management 12. Chapter 9: Information Security Monitoring Tools and Techniques 13. Section 4: Information Security Incident Management
14. Chapter 10: Overview of Information Security Incident Manager 15. Chapter 11: Practical Aspects of Information Security Incident Management 16. Other Books You May Enjoy

Biometrics

Biometric verification is a process through which a person can be uniquely identified and authenticated by verifying one or more of their biological features. Examples of these biometric identifiers include a palm, hand geometry, fingerprints, retina and iris patterns, voice, and DNA.

Biometrics – accuracy measure

The accuracy of a biometric system determines how well a system meets the objective. Accuracy measures determine the success factor of the biometric system. In this section, we will discuss a few biometrics accuracy measures.

False acceptance rate

The false acceptance rate (FAR) is the rate of acceptance of unauthorized users. For example, biometric controls will not restrict unauthorized people.

For example, if biometrics allows access to an unauthorized person, then it is referred to as a false acceptance.

False rejection rate

The false rejection rate (FRR) is the rate of rejection of the correct person (that is, an authorized person...

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