The Total quality management approach to IT security
By: Mario Devargas.
Publisher: NCC Blackwell; Blackwell
Published: 1995
Place of publication: Oxford; Cambridge, MA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 282
Subjects: Total quality management.; Information technology.; Computer security.
Description: Quality and security intertwine to form an essential system for all areas of the IT industry. Both areas have the objectives of supplying industry with the tools to perform a superior job and producing a more cost-effective product. Many leading companies have invested heavily in quality and security to gain competitive advantage by reducing costs and increasing sales. This book demonstrates the close links between quality and security, describes their interdependence and examines key topics such as quality assurance. The basic quality concepts are defined and the author describes how they can be measured and where IT fits in. The book goes on to show how quality and security in IT are related and demonstrates how quality can assist the solution of security problems. The most important security standards are described and their contents are applied to quality in IT. Finally, the essential skills and knowledge required to perform an effective audit of IT security are described and the application of quality to such an audit is examined.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.