The Security Risk Assessment Handbook: A Complete Guide for Performing Security Risk Assessments
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ISBN: 0849329981 / Publisher: Auerbach Publications, December 2005
Landoll has 17 years of information security experience, including security risk assessments within top corporations and government agencies such as the National Security Agency, NATO, and CIA. He offers a guide for information security professionals and their customers describing how to perform a security risk assessment correctly, efficiently, and effectively. Coverage includes information security risk assessment basics and preparation, data gathering basics and methods for gathering specific types of data (administrative, technical, physical), data analysis, risk mitigation, risk assessment reporting, risk assessment project reporting, and risk assessment approaches. The text includes real-life examples, step-by-step descriptions, checklists, decision techniques, and other tricks of the trade. Distributed by CRC. Annotation ©2006 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
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The Security Risk Assessment Handbook: A Complete Guide for Performing Security Risk Assessments provides detailed insight into precisely how to conduct an information security risk assessment. Designed for security professionals and their customers who want a more in-depth understanding of the risk assessment process, this volume contains real-world advice that promotes professional development. It also enables security consumers to better negotiate the scope and rigor of a security assessment, effectively interface with a security assessment team, deliver insightful comments on a draft report, and have a greater understanding of final report recommendations.This book can save time and money by eliminating guesswork as to what assessment steps to perform, and how to perform them. In addition, the book offers charts, checklists, examples, and templates that speed up data gathering, analysis, and document development. By improving the efficiency of the assessment process, security consultants can deliver a higher-quality service with a larger profit margin.The text allows consumers to intelligently solicit and review proposals, positioning them to request affordable security risk assessments from quality vendors that meet the needs of their organizations.
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