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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

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Product type Paperback
Published in May 2021
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781800566354
Length 272 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Joseph MacMillan Joseph MacMillan
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Table of Contents (13) Chapters Close

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 12. Other Books You May Enjoy

Chapter 5: Controlling Access and Managing Identity

Well, well, well… look who we have here. It's you! Not to mention the thirst for knowledge about controlling access and managing identity that you brought along. That's so great, and quite a coincidence, as this chapter actually covers those topics.

Identity and Access Management, or IAM, helps with understanding both the people and the automated services that are doing all of the CRUD (short for Creating, Reading, Updating, and Deleting) in your estate. That sounds important because it is important. How else can you ensure an entity is actually the approved user they claim to be?

Also, based on previous chapters, we have described certain levels of permission based on various aspects of privacy and confidentiality, but how is it that we can enforce those rules in an automated way in our digital environment? How do you walk the tightrope of the right amount of access? Too much access for your users and you...

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