Managing Information Security
A Non-technical Management Guide
Elsevier (Publisher)
Published in October 1990
Book
Paperback/Softback
327 pages
978-0-946395-63-7 (ISBN)
Description
This is a non-technical guide on information security for IT managers. It examines the importance of security to computer users and explains how security should be handled by organizations. Comprehensive coverage includes explanations of encryption and communication security, the impact of the PC and specific requirements for different vertical markets such as banking, retail and multinationals. Risk assessment, how to devise and test a disaster recovery plan and access control in all its forms are also examined in detail.
This is a non-technical guide on information security for IT managers. It examines the importance of security to computer users and explains how security should be handled by organizations. Comprehensive coverage includes explanations of encryption and communication security, the impact of the PC and specific requirements for different vertical markets such as banking, retail and multinationals. Risk assessment, how to devise and test a disaster recovery plan and access control in all its forms are also examined in detail.
This is a non-technical guide on information security for IT managers. It examines the importance of security to computer users and explains how security should be handled by organizations. Comprehensive coverage includes explanations of encryption and communication security, the impact of the PC and specific requirements for different vertical markets such as banking, retail and multinationals. Risk assessment, how to devise and test a disaster recovery plan and access control in all its forms are also examined in detail.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Oxford
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Elsevier Science & Technology
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 280 mm
ISBN-13
978-0-946395-63-7 (9780946395637)
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Schweitzer Classification
Content
IT security in the organization. The need for a corporate policy on security. Personnel issues. Encryption and communications security. The PC revolution. Specific security issues and working practice in vertical sectors. Assessing the risk. Devising and testing a disaster recovery plan. Controlling access from the outside in.