Assessing information security
Subtitle: strategies, tactics, logic and framework
By: A. Vladimirov, K. Gavrilenko, A. Michajlowski
Contributors: Gavrilenko, Konstantin V.; Mikhailovsky, Andrei A.
Publisher: IT Governance Pub.
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Ely
Language: eng
Format: [electronic resource] :
Number of pages: 405
ISBN-13: 9781849280365; 9781849280358
Subjects: Networking; Electronic books; COMPUTERS; General; Computer security; Internet; Security; Auditing
Description: This book deals with the philosophy, strategy and tactics of soliciting, managing and conducting information security audits of all flavours. It will give readers the founding principles around information security assessments and why they are important, whilst providing a fluid framework for developing an astute 'information security mind' capable of rapid adaptation to evolving technologies, markets, regulations, and laws.
Notes: Title from home page (viewed Jan. 4, 2011).

Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: Ch. 1. Information security auditing and strategy; title: Ch. 2. Security auditing, governance, policies and compliance; title: Ch. 3. Security assessments classification; title: Ch. 4. Advanced pre-assessment planning; title: Ch. 5. Security audit strategies and tactics; title: Ch. 6. Synthetic evaluation of risks; title: Ch. 7. Presenting the outcome and follow-up acts; title: Ch. 8. Reviewing security assessment failures and auditor management strategies.