Access Control and Identity Management

Access control protects resources against unauthorized viewing, tampering, or destruction. These systems serve as a primary means of ensuring privacy, confidentiality, and prevention of unauthorized disclosure. Revised and updated with the latest data from this fast-paced field, Access Control and Identity Management, Third Edition defines the components of access control, provides a business framework for implementation, and discusses legal requirements that impact access control programs. Focusing on Identity and Security Management, this new edition looks at the risks, threats, and vulnerabilities prevalent in information systems and IT infrastructures and how to handle them. This valuable resource provides both students and professional with details and procedures on implementing access control systems as well as managing and testing those systems.

Available with the updated cybersecurity Cloud Labs, providing immersive mock IT infrastructures where students can learn and practice foundational cybersecurity skills.

Examples depicting the risks associated with a missing unencrypted laptop containing private dataNew Case Study on Biometrics
New sections on the Federal Information Security Management Act (FISMA) concerning US compliance
Restructured organization of topics to better align with both the subject matter and student learning
Updated references, examples, and screenshots of Software
New information on Risk Adaptive Access Control (RAdAC)