Principles of information security / Michael E. Whitman and Herbert J. Mattord

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: Princeton, New Jersey : Recording for the Blind & Dyslexic, c2005Edition: Second EditionDescription: xxiii, 576 pages : illustrations ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 619216255
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • TK 5105.59 .W45 2005
Contents:
Introduction to information security -- Need for security -- Legal, ethical, and professional issues in information security -- Risk management -- Planning for security -- Security technology, firewalls and VPNs -- Security technology, intrusion detection, access control, and other security tools -- Cryptography -- Physical security -- Implementing information security -- Security and personnel -- Information security maintenance --
Summary: Utilizing a foundations approach, [this book] provides information systems students with a thorough examination of the field of information security to prepare them for their role as eventual business decision makers. With extensive opportunity for hands-on work, the authors discuss information security within a real-world context, by including examples of issues faced by today's professionals and tools such as "Offline" boxes with interesting stories in each chapter. This textbook presents a balance of the managerial and the technical aspects of the discipline and addresses knowledge areas of the CISSP (Certified Information Systems Security Professional) certification throughout. Other topics include legal and ethical issues in Information Security, Risk Management, Network and System Security, Cryptography, and the Information Security Maintenance.
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Includes index.

Introduction to information security -- Need for security -- Legal, ethical, and professional issues in information security -- Risk management -- Planning for security -- Security technology, firewalls and VPNs -- Security technology, intrusion detection, access control, and other security tools -- Cryptography -- Physical security -- Implementing information security -- Security and personnel -- Information security maintenance --

Utilizing a foundations approach, [this book] provides information systems students with a thorough examination of the field of information security to prepare them for their role as eventual business decision makers. With extensive opportunity for hands-on work, the authors discuss information security within a real-world context, by including examples of issues faced by today's professionals and tools such as "Offline" boxes with interesting stories in each chapter. This textbook presents a balance of the managerial and the technical aspects of the discipline and addresses knowledge areas of the CISSP (Certified Information Systems Security Professional) certification throughout. Other topics include legal and ethical issues in Information Security, Risk Management, Network and System Security, Cryptography, and the Information Security Maintenance.

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