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Information Security Handbook

You're reading from   Information Security Handbook Develop a threat model and incident response strategy to build a strong information security framework

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Product type Paperback
Published in Dec 2017
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ISBN-13 9781788478830
Length 330 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Table of Contents (13) Chapters Close

Preface 1. Information and Data Security Fundamentals FREE CHAPTER 2. Defining the Threat Landscape 3. Preparing for Information and Data Security 4. Information Security Risk Management 5. Developing Your Information and Data Security Plan 6. Continuous Testing and Monitoring 7. Business Continuity/Disaster Recovery Planning 8. Incident Response Planning 9. Developing a Security Operations Center 10. Developing an Information Security Architecture Program 11. Cloud Security Consideration 12. Information and Data Security Best Practices

Vulnerability management

It is very important to note that many of the things that cause an all-hands-on-deck situation relate to how an enterprise information system is managed. If an enterprise information system is not regularly patched, then this leads to an all-hands-on-deck situation.

Vulnerability management is the process of:

  • Identifying vulnerabilities that are applicable to your information system:
    • Vulnerabilities can be identified through the use of enterprise vulnerability management tools such as Nessus
    • Additionally, the information security professional should be reading information security blogs and should be subscribed to the security sites for the vendors that they use
  • Triaging vulnerabilities that are applicable to your information system:
    • The information security professional must determine the risk that a given vulnerability presents to the organization...
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