
Management of Cybersecurity
Course Technology Inc (Publisher)
7th Edition
Published on 8. January 2025
Book
Paperback/Softback
672 pages
979-8-214-01173-8 (ISBN)
Description
Whitman/Mattord's "Management of Cybersecurity" 7th Edition, prepares you to become a cybersecurity management practitioner able to secure systems and networks against emerging threats, persistent attacks and the advanced expertise of cybercriminals, addressing weaknesses in current information technologies. You'll develop cybersecurity skills and practical experience that organizations seek to ensure more secure computing environments. The text focuses on key cybersecurity executive and managerial aspects, integrating Certified Information Systems Security Professionals (CISSP) and Certified Information Security Managers (CISM) to prepare you for certification. Recent developments include the latest information on NIST, ISO and security governance, addressing issues like ransomware, cloud computing and the Internet of Things as well as concerns like blockchain and AI.
More details
Edition
7th edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Boston, MA
United States
Publishing group
Cengage Learning, Inc
Target group
College/higher education
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Dimensions
Height: 276 mm
Width: 216 mm
Thickness: 21 mm
Weight
1166 gr
ISBN-13
979-8-214-01173-8 (9798214011738)
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Schweitzer Classification
Other editions
Previous edition

Michael Whitman | Herbert Mattord
Management of Information Security
Book
10/2019
6th Edition
Course Technology Inc
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Persons
Michael E. Whitman, Ph.D., C.I.S.M., C.I.S.S.P., is the executive director of the Institute for Cybersecurity Workforce Development and a professor of information security at Kennesaw State University. In 2004, 2007, 2012 and 2015, under Dr. Whitman's direction, the Center for Information Security Education spearheaded K.S.U.'s successful bid for the prestigious National Center of Academic Excellence recognitions (CAE/IAE and CAE/CDE), awarded jointly by the Department of Homeland Security and the National Security Agency. Dr. Whitman is also the editor-in-chief of the Journal of Cybersecurity Education and Research and Practice and director of the Southeast Collegiate Cyber Defense Competition. Dr. Whitman is an active researcher and author in information security policy, threats, curriculum development and ethical computing. He currently teaches graduate and undergraduate courses in information security. Dr. Whitman has several information security textbooks currently in print, including "Principles of Information Security," "Principles of Incident Response and Disaster Recovery," "Management of Information Security," "Readings and Cases in the Management of Information Security, Volumes I and II, "The Hands-On Information Security Lab Manual," "The Guide to Network Security" and "The Guide to Firewalls and Network Security." He has published articles in Information Systems Research, the Communications of the ACM, the Journal of International Business Studies, Information and Management and the Journal of Computer Information Systems. Dr. Whitman is a member of the Information Systems Security Association, ISACA and the Association for Information Systems. Previously, Dr. Whitman served the U.S. Army as an armored cavalry officer with additional duties as the automated data processing system security officer (ADPSSO). Herbert Mattord, Ph.D., C.I.S.M., C.I.S.S.P., completed 24 years of IT industry experience as an application developer, database administrator, project manager and information security practitioner before joining the faculty at Kennesaw State University, where he serves as a professor of information security and assurance and cybersecurity. Dr. Mattord currently teaches graduate and undergraduate courses. He is also a senior editor of the Journal of Cybersecurity Education, Research and Practice. He and Dr. Michael Whitman have authored "Principles of Information Security," "Principles of Incident Response and Disaster Recovery," "Management of Information Security," "Readings and Cases in the Management of Information Security," "The Guide to Network Security" and "The Hands-On Information Security Lab Manual." Dr. Mattord is an active researcher, author and consultant in information security management and related topics. He has published articles in the Information Resources Management Journal, Journal of Information Security Education, the Journal of Executive Education and the International Journal of Interdisciplinary Telecommunications and Networking. Dr. Mattord is a member of the Information Systems Security Association, ISACA and the Association for Information Systems. During his career as an IT practitioner, Dr. Mattord was an adjunct professor at Kennesaw State University, Southern Polytechnic State University, Austin Community College and Texas State University: San Marcos. He was formerly the manager of corporate information technology security at Georgia-Pacific Corporation, where he acquired much of the practical knowledge found in this and his other textbooks.
Author
Institute for Cybersecurity Workforce Development, Kennesaw State University
Michael J. Coles College of Business, Kennesaw State University
Content
1. Introduction to the Management of Cybersecurity.
2. Governance and Strategic Planning for Cybersecurity.
3. Risk Management: Assessing Risk.
4. Risk Management: Treating Risk.
5. Compliance: Law and Ethics.
6. Cybersecurity Policy 5R 6 8.
7. Developing the Cybersecurity Program.
8. Cybersecurity Management Models.
9. Cybersecurity Management Practices.
10. Planning for Contingencies.
11. Cybersecurity Maintenance.
12. Cybersecurity Protection Mechanisms.
2. Governance and Strategic Planning for Cybersecurity.
3. Risk Management: Assessing Risk.
4. Risk Management: Treating Risk.
5. Compliance: Law and Ethics.
6. Cybersecurity Policy 5R 6 8.
7. Developing the Cybersecurity Program.
8. Cybersecurity Management Models.
9. Cybersecurity Management Practices.
10. Planning for Contingencies.
11. Cybersecurity Maintenance.
12. Cybersecurity Protection Mechanisms.