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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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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

Network security

Securely configuring your network hardware and configurations will ensure that you have an effective and secure communication infrastructure. Bear in mind the following principles and guidelines:

  • Ports, protocols, and services:
    • Ensure that you extend the concepts of least privilege and least functionality to the network.
    • Block any outbound traffic that is not required as this can be used to exfiltrate data from your network.
    • The same goes for inbound traffic. If you do not need a port, protocol, or service to be open, close it.
  • Traffic monitoring:
    • Ensure that you are monitoring the outbound ports that you allow with a full packet capture and analysis capability to ensure that the traffic that is leaving your network is legitimate.
    • For encrypted traffic, add an SSL decrypter to your network. Run this traffic through your security tool suite, including your...
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