IT security metrics : a practical framework for measuring security & protecting data / Lance Hayden.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hayden, Lance, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Information technology--Security measures--Evaluation.

Information technology.

Physical Description:

xxvii, 368 p. : ill.

Edition:

1st edition

Place of Publication:

New York : McGraw-Hill, [2010]

Language Note:

English

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Implement an Effective Security Metrics Project or Program IT Security Metrics provides a comprehensive approach to measuring risks, threats, operational activities, and the effectiveness of data protection in your organization. The book explains how to choose and design effective measurement strategies and addresses the data requirements of those strategies. The Security Process Management Framework is introduced and analytical strategies for security metrics data are discussed. You'll learn how to take a security metrics program and adapt it to a variety of organizational contexts to achieve continuous security improvement over time. Real-world examples of security measurement projects are included in this definitive guide. Define security metrics as a manageable amount of usable data Design effective security metrics Understand quantitative and qualitative data, data sources, and collection and normalization methods Implement a programmable approach to security using the Security Process Management Framework Analyze security metrics data using quantitative and qualitative methods Design a security measurement project for operational analysis of security metrics Measure security operations, compliance, cost and value, and people, organizations, and culture Manage groups of security measurement projects using the Security Improvement Program Apply organizational learning methods to security metrics

Notes:

Includes index.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9786612702594

9781282702592

1282702599

9780071713412

0071713417

OCLC:

679602784