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Infosec Strategies and Best Practices

You're reading from Infosec Strategies and Best Practices Gain proficiency in information security using expert-level strategies and best practices

Product type Paperback

Published in May 2021

Publisher Packt

ISBN-13 9781800566354

Length 272 pages

Edition 1st Edition

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Kali Linux

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Author (1):

Joseph MacMillan

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Table of Contents (13) Chapters

Preface

1. Section 1: Information Security Risk Management and Governance

2. Chapter 1: InfoSec and Risk Management FREE CHAPTER

3. Chapter 2: Protecting the Security of Assets

4. Section 2: Closing the Gap: How to Protect the Organization

5. Chapter 3: Designing Secure Information Systems

6. Chapter 4: Designing and Protecting Network Security

7. Chapter 5: Controlling Access and Managing Identity

8. Section 3: Operationalizing Information Security

9. Chapter 6: Designing and Managing Security Testing Processes

10. Chapter 7: Owning Security Operations

11. Chapter 8: Improving the Security of Software

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Summary

In this chapter, we focused on the various topics surrounding protecting the security of assets. We had our hair blown back with the enthralling topic of implementing an ISMS, which covered everything from the responsibilities of top management to developing an ISMS, educating members of your organization, evaluating the policy's effectiveness, and improving the policy for the next iteration.

Then we moved on to identifying and classifying information assets – from structuring the information asset classifications to determining the roles for assets, methods for identifying and protecting information assets, and retention policies.

We moved on to a high-level overview of securing information assets, data security, encryption, defense-in-depth, and monitoring for changes, before moving on to the final topic of disposing of assets and data remnants.

And, just like that, we are through this chapter. I am not even sure how you managed to take in all of that...

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Authors (1)

MacMillan

MacMillan

Joseph MacMillan is a technological utopian and cybersecurity junkie, currently living in Amsterdam. Employed by Microsoft as a Global Black Belt for Cybersecurity, Joseph uses his experience in senior information security roles to transform businesses into secure organizations rooted in risk management principles to drive decision making. Much of Joseph's work has been focused on enabling businesses to achieve their goals by removing the ambiguity surrounding risk, which enables the CEO and C-Suite to plan and achieve their goals in a secure manner with confidence. Joseph holds various certifications, including the CISSP, CCSP, CISA, CSSLP, AlienVault Certified Engineer, and ISO 27001 Certified ISMS Lead Auditor.

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