A Practical Guide to Security Engineering and Information Ass... - 9780367396831

CRC Press

A Practical Guide to Security Engineering and Information Assurance provides insight into the broader realm of information assurance (IA). It explains real-world strategies applicable to all systems, from small systems supporting a home-based business to those of a multinational corporation, government agency, or critical infrastructure system. The author provides step-by-step, in-depth processes for defining information security and assurance goals, performing vulnerability and threat analysis, implementing and verifying the effectiveness of threat control measures, and conducting accident and incident investigations. The guide provides a complete methodology for information integrity and security throughout the life of a system. > Today the vast majority of the world's information resides in, is derived from, and is exchanged among multiple automated systems. Critical decisions are made, and critical action is taken based on information from these systems. Therefore, the informa.