Auditing Information And Cyber Security Governance

Author : Robert E. Davis
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 298 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2021-09-22
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781000416084

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Auditing Information and Cyber Security Governance by Robert E. Davis Pdf

"A much-needed service for society today. I hope this book reaches information managers in the organization now vulnerable to hacks that are stealing corporate information and even holding it hostage for ransom." – Ronald W. Hull, author, poet, and former professor and university administrator A comprehensive entity security program deploys information asset protection through stratified technological and non-technological controls. Controls are necessary for counteracting threats, opportunities, and vulnerabilities risks in a manner that reduces potential adverse effects to defined, acceptable levels. This book presents a methodological approach in the context of normative decision theory constructs and concepts with appropriate reference to standards and the respective guidelines. Normative decision theory attempts to establish a rational framework for choosing between alternative courses of action when the outcomes resulting from the selection are uncertain. Through the methodological application, decision theory techniques can provide objectives determination, interaction assessments, performance estimates, and organizational analysis. A normative model prescribes what should exist according to an assumption or rule.

Author : Ken E. Sigler,James L. Rainey III
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 396 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2016-01-05
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781498737326

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Securing an IT Organization through Governance, Risk Management, and Audit by Ken E. Sigler,James L. Rainey III Pdf

Past events have shed light on the vulnerability of mission-critical computer systems at highly sensitive levels. It has been demonstrated that common hackers can use tools and techniques downloaded from the Internet to attack government and commercial information systems. Although threats may come from mischief makers and pranksters, they are more

Author : Yassine Maleh,Abdelkebir Sahid,Mamoun Alazab,Mustapha Belaissaoui
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 230 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2021-12-21
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781000478969

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IT Governance and Information Security by Yassine Maleh,Abdelkebir Sahid,Mamoun Alazab,Mustapha Belaissaoui Pdf

IT governance seems to be one of the best strategies to optimize IT assets in an economic context dominated by information, innovation, and the race for performance. The multiplication of internal and external data and increased digital management, collaboration, and sharing platforms exposes organizations to ever-growing risks. Understanding the threats, assessing the risks, adapting the organization, selecting and implementing the appropriate controls, and implementing a management system are the activities required to establish proactive security governance that will provide management and customers the assurance of an effective mechanism to manage risks. IT Governance and Information Security: Guides, Standards, and Frameworks is a fundamental resource to discover IT governance and information security. This book focuses on the guides, standards, and maturity frameworks for adopting an efficient IT governance and information security strategy in the organization. It describes numerous case studies from an international perspective and brings together industry standards and research from scientific databases. In this way, this book clearly illustrates the issues, problems, and trends related to the topic while promoting the international perspectives of readers. This book offers comprehensive coverage of the essential topics, including: IT governance guides and practices; IT service management as a key pillar for IT governance; Cloud computing as a key pillar for Agile IT governance; Information security governance and maturity frameworks. In this new book, the authors share their experience to help you navigate today’s dangerous information security terrain and take proactive steps to measure your company’s IT governance and information security maturity and prepare your organization to survive, thrive, and keep your data safe. It aspires to provide a relevant reference for executive managers, CISOs, cybersecurity professionals, engineers, and researchers interested in exploring and implementing efficient IT governance and information security strategies.

Author : Sabillon, Regner
Publisher : IGI Global
Page : 260 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2020-08-07
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9781799841630

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Cyber Security Auditing, Assurance, and Awareness Through CSAM and CATRAM by Sabillon, Regner Pdf

With the continued progression of technologies such as mobile computing and the internet of things (IoT), cybersecurity has swiftly risen to a prominent field of global interest. This has led to cyberattacks and cybercrime becoming much more sophisticated to a point where cybersecurity can no longer be the exclusive responsibility of an organization’s information technology (IT) unit. Cyber warfare is becoming a national issue and causing various governments to reevaluate the current defense strategies they have in place. Cyber Security Auditing, Assurance, and Awareness Through CSAM and CATRAM provides emerging research exploring the practical aspects of reassessing current cybersecurity measures within organizations and international governments and improving upon them using audit and awareness training models, specifically the Cybersecurity Audit Model (CSAM) and the Cybersecurity Awareness Training Model (CATRAM). The book presents multi-case studies on the development and validation of these models and frameworks and analyzes their implementation and ability to sustain and audit national cybersecurity strategies. Featuring coverage on a broad range of topics such as forensic analysis, digital evidence, and incident management, this book is ideally designed for researchers, developers, policymakers, government officials, strategists, security professionals, educators, security analysts, auditors, and students seeking current research on developing training models within cybersecurity management and awareness.

Author : ISACA
Publisher : ISACA
Page : 190 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2013-06-18
Category : Business enterprises
ISBN : 9781604203417

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Transforming Cybersecurity: Using COBIT 5 by ISACA Pdf

The cost and frequency of cybersecurity incidents are on the rise, is your enterprise keeping pace? The numbers of threats, risk scenarios and vulnerabilities have grown exponentially. Cybersecurity has evolved as a new field of interest, gaining political and societal attention. Given this magnitude, the future tasks and responsibilities associated with cybersecurity will be essential to organizational survival and profitability. This publication applies the COBIT 5 framework and its component publications to transforming cybersecurity in a systemic way. First, the impacts of cybercrime and cyberwarfare on business and society are illustrated and put in context. This section shows the rise in cost and frequency of security incidents, including APT attacks and other threats with a critical impact and high intensity. Second, the transformation addresses security governance, security management and security assurance. In accordance with the lens concept within COBIT 5, these sections cover all elements of the systemic transformation and cybersecurity improvements.

Author : Anne Kohnke,Dan Shoemaker,Ken E. Sigler
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 326 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2016-03-30
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781498740579

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The Complete Guide to Cybersecurity Risks and Controls by Anne Kohnke,Dan Shoemaker,Ken E. Sigler Pdf

The Complete Guide to Cybersecurity Risks and Controls presents the fundamental concepts of information and communication technology (ICT) governance and control. In this book, you will learn how to create a working, practical control structure that will ensure the ongoing, day-to-day trustworthiness of ICT systems and data. The book explains how to establish systematic control functions and timely reporting procedures within a standard organizational framework and how to build auditable trust into the routine assurance of ICT operations. The book is based on the belief that ICT operation is a strategic governance issue rather than a technical concern. With the exponential growth of security breaches and the increasing dependency on external business partners to achieve organizational success, the effective use of ICT governance and enterprise-wide frameworks to guide the implementation of integrated security controls are critical in order to mitigate data theft. Surprisingly, many organizations do not have formal processes or policies to protect their assets from internal or external threats. The ICT governance and control process establishes a complete and correct set of managerial and technical control behaviors that ensures reliable monitoring and control of ICT operations. The body of knowledge for doing that is explained in this text. This body of knowledge process applies to all operational aspects of ICT responsibilities ranging from upper management policy making and planning, all the way down to basic technology operation.

Author : Sandra Senft,Frederick Gallegos,Aleksandra Davis
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 757 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2016-04-19
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9781439893241

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Information Technology Control and Audit by Sandra Senft,Frederick Gallegos,Aleksandra Davis Pdf

The new edition of a bestseller, Information Technology Control and Audit, Fourth Edition provides a comprehensive and up-to-date overview of IT governance, controls, auditing applications, systems development, and operations. Aligned to and supporting the Control Objectives for Information and Related Technology (COBIT), it examines emerging trend

Author : S.H. Solms,Rossouw Solms
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 141 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2008-12-16
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780387799841

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Information Security Governance by S.H. Solms,Rossouw Solms Pdf

IT Security governance is becoming an increasingly important issue for all levels of a company. IT systems are continuously exposed to a wide range of threats, which can result in huge risks that threaten to compromise the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of information. This book will be of use to those studying information security, as well as those in industry.

Author : W. Krag Brotby
Publisher : ISACA
Page : 81 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Business enterprises
ISBN : 9781933284736

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Information Security Governance by W. Krag Brotby Pdf

Author : IT Governance Institute
Publisher : ISACA
Page : 50 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Business enterprises
ISBN : 9781933284811

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COBIT Security Baseline by IT Governance Institute Pdf

This guide, based on COBIT 4.1, consists of a comprehensive set of resources that contains the information organizations need to adopt an IT governance and control framework. COBIT covers security in addition to all the other risks that can occur with the use of IT. COBIT Security Baseline focuses on the specific risk of IT security in a way that is simple to follow and implement for the home user or the user in small to medium enterprises, as well as executives and board members of larger organizations.

Author : Raymond Pompon
Publisher : Apress
Page : 328 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2016-09-14
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9781484221402

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IT Security Risk Control Management by Raymond Pompon Pdf

Follow step-by-step guidance to craft a successful security program. You will identify with the paradoxes of information security and discover handy tools that hook security controls into business processes. Information security is more than configuring firewalls, removing viruses, hacking machines, or setting passwords. Creating and promoting a successful security program requires skills in organizational consulting, diplomacy, change management, risk analysis, and out-of-the-box thinking. What You Will Learn: Build a security program that will fit neatly into an organization and change dynamically to suit both the needs of the organization and survive constantly changing threats Prepare for and pass such common audits as PCI-DSS, SSAE-16, and ISO 27001 Calibrate the scope, and customize security controls to fit into an organization’s culture Implement the most challenging processes, pointing out common pitfalls and distractions Frame security and risk issues to be clear and actionable so that decision makers, technical personnel, and users will listen and value your advice Who This Book Is For: IT professionals moving into the security field; new security managers, directors, project heads, and would-be CISOs; and security specialists from other disciplines moving into information security (e.g., former military security professionals, law enforcement professionals, and physical security professionals)

Author : Krag Brotby
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 185 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2009-04-14
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9781118585511

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Information Security Governance by Krag Brotby Pdf

The Growing Imperative Need for Effective Information Security Governance With monotonous regularity, headlines announce ever more spectacular failures of information security and mounting losses. The succession of corporate debacles and dramatic control failures in recent years underscores the necessity for information security to be tightly integrated into the fabric of every organization. The protection of an organization's most valuable asset information can no longer be relegated to low-level technical personnel, but must be considered an essential element of corporate governance that is critical to organizational success and survival. Written by an industry expert, Information Security Governance is the first book-length treatment of this important topic, providing readers with a step-by-step approach to developing and managing an effective information security program. Beginning with a general overview of governance, the book covers: The business case for information security Defining roles and responsibilities Developing strategic metrics Determining information security outcomes Setting security governance objectives Establishing risk management objectives Developing a cost-effective security strategy A sample strategy development The steps for implementing an effective strategy Developing meaningful security program development metrics Designing relevant information security management metrics Defining incident management and response metrics Complemented with action plans and sample policies that demonstrate to readers how to put these ideas into practice, Information Security Governance is indispensable reading for any professional who is involved in information security and assurance.

Author : Bel G. Raggad
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 870 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2010-01-29
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781439882634

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Information Security Management by Bel G. Raggad Pdf

Information security cannot be effectively managed unless secure methods and standards are integrated into all phases of the information security life cycle. And, although the international community has been aggressively engaged in developing security standards for network and information security worldwide, there are few textbooks available that

Author : Robert R. Moeller
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 696 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2011-04-12
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781118035764

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Cyber Security and Privacy Control by Robert R. Moeller Pdf

This section discusses IT audit cybersecurity and privacy control activities from two focus areas. First is focus on some of the many cybersecurity and privacy concerns that auditors should consider in their reviews of IT-based systems and processes. Second focus area includes IT Audit internal procedures. IT audit functions sometimes fail to implement appropriate security and privacy protection controls over their own IT audit processes, such as audit evidence materials, IT audit workpapers, auditor laptop computer resources, and many others. Although every audit department is different, this section suggests best practices for an IT audit function and concludes with a discussion on the payment card industry data security standard data security standards (PCI-DSS), a guideline that has been developed by major credit card companies to help enterprises that process card payments prevent credit card fraud and to provide some protection from various credit security vulnerabilities and threats. IT auditors should understand the high-level key elements of this standard and incorporate it in their review where appropriate.

Author : Sergio Tenreiro de Magalhaes,Hamid Jahankhani,Ali G. Hessami
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 310 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2010-08-19
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9783642157165

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Global Security, Safety, and Sustainability by Sergio Tenreiro de Magalhaes,Hamid Jahankhani,Ali G. Hessami Pdf

The annual International Conference on Global Security, Safety and Sustainability (ICGS3) is an established platform in which security, safety and sustainability issues can be examined from several global perspectives through dialogue between acad- ics, students, government representatives, chief executives, security professionals, and research scientists from the United Kingdom and from around the globe. The three-day conference focused on the challenges of complexity, rapid pace of change and risk/opportunity issues associated with modern products, systems, special events and infrastructures. The importance of adopting systematic and systemic - proaches to the assurance of these systems was emphasized within a special stream focused on strategic frameworks, architectures and human factors. The conference provided an opportunity for systems scientists, assurance researchers, owners, ope- tors and maintainers of large, complex and advanced systems and infrastructures to update their knowledge on the state of best practice in these challenging domains while networking with the leading researchers and solution providers. ICGS3 2010 received paper submissions from more than 17 different countries in all continents. Only 31 papers were selected and were presented as full papers. The program also included a number of keynote lectures by leading researchers, security professionals and government representatives.