Information Security Management

Information Security Management, Second Edition arms students with answers to the most critical questions about the fields of cybersecurity. It provides students with references to more in-depth study in areas where they may need to specialize. The Second Edition covers operations―the job of day-to-day cybersecurity tasks―regulations, compliance, laws and policies, research and development, and the creation of software and cyber defenses for security initiatives. Finally, the text covers advanced R&D involved in strategic aspects of security developments for threats that lay on the horizon. "This textbook provides an overview of information and cybersecurity and offers a summary of security topics that are addressed in more detail in the ISSA series. The text begins with foundational materials that cover the broad spectrum of information technology management. The text then focuses on specifics aspects of information security design, development, control, and governance. Finally, we delve into advanced research and development topics such as emerging threats, and what we are doing in the R&D field to try to address them"-- Provided by publisher