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Cybersecurity and Privacy Law Handbook

You're reading from   Cybersecurity and Privacy Law Handbook A beginner's guide to dealing with privacy and security while keeping hackers at bay

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Product type Paperback
Published in Dec 2022
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781803242415
Length 230 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Walter Rocchi Walter Rocchi
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Table of Contents (18) Chapters Close

Preface 1. Part 1: Start From the Basics
2. Chapter 1: ISO27001 – Definitions and Security Concepts FREE CHAPTER 3. Part 2: Into the Wild
4. Chapter 2: Mandatory Requirements 5. Chapter 3: Data Protection 6. Chapter 4: Data Processing 7. Chapter 5: Security Planning and Risk Management 8. Part 3: Escape from Chaos
9. Chapter 6: Define ISO 27001 Mandatory Requirements 10. Chapter 7: Risk Management, Controls, and Policies 11. Chapter 8: Preparing Policies and Procedures to Avoid Internal Risk 12. Chapter 9: Social Engineering, Password Guidance, and Policy 13. Chapter 10: The Cloud 14. Chapter 11: What about the US? 15. Index 16. Other Books You May Enjoy Appendix

Security threats and challenges

Information security risk management is the continuous process of identifying, resolving, and preventing security problems. Risk assessment is a fundamental component of an organization’s risk management method, meant to ensure adequate data system and data security levels.

We can define risk as anything that threatens or restricts an organization’s capacity to carry out its objective. Risk management should be a collection of ongoing and evolving procedures employed across an organization’s strategies and should systematically manage hazards surrounding past, current, and future endeavors.

The information security threats that a business faces will vary based on the characteristics of the processing employed and the sensitivity of the data handled. To create a safe computing environment quickly and effectively, it is necessary to comprehend risks and the software of risk assessment techniques.

Risk assessment is the process...

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