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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

Product type Paperback

Published in Dec 2017

Publisher

ISBN-13 9781788478830

Length 330 pages

Edition 1st Edition

Concepts

Information Security

Author (1):

Darren Death

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Table of Contents (13) Chapters

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

Assessing implemented security controls

The goal of assessing the implemented security controls is to ensure that the controls have been adequately implemented as part of the information system.

In order to properly assess the information system's security controls you should be asking if the security controls are the following:

Implemented as expected: Are the agreed upon security control designs part of the production information system?
Operating appropriately: Are the security controls impacting the production system negatively and providing the required security functionality?

Testing security controls should be a formalized procedure within your organization. Security control implementation can be very complicated and there are typically a large number of requirements that need to be implemented. Without a formalized plan, you will find it very difficult to adequately and completely test your newly implemented security controls. Your testing procedures will be ad hoc, and you run the risk...

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Authors (1)

Death

Death

Darren Death is ASRC Federal's Chief Information Security Officer. He is responsible for managing the enterprise cybersecurity program across a 3 billion-dollar portfolio of business sectors, including financial services, government contracting, and construction. A proven technology leader with over 20 years of experience deploying enterprise systems for large private and public organizations, Darren Death has led, designed, and implemented large-scale, organizational-wide enterprise IT systems with far-reaching impact. Before joining ASRC Federal, while at the Department of Justice, he was responsible for creating a nationwide enterprise processing capability across the US Attorney, Marshalls Service, and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms divisions. At the Library of Congress, Darren was responsible for all emerging technologies related to information security. He holds a doctoral degree in information technology, specializing in information assurance and cybersecurity.

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