Security Battleground

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IT Best Practices Series
SECURITY BATTLEGROUND


Information security has evolved from a tactical IT concern to a boardroom-level dilemma. This transition has challenged many executives who are now obligated to protect their organization's critical assets. Security Battleground: an Executive Field Manual provides guidance to executives who find themselves shouldering oversight responsibility for information security. The Security Battleground team of authors designed this book to provide practical advice for security-obligated executives, that is, for business executives with or without formal backgrounds in security processes or technologies.
Security Battleground provides ways in which executives can evaluate information security with a mix of examples, exercises, and lessons learned. The case studies and exercises are based on the authors' extensive hands-on experience with security-obligated executives, chief information security officers (CISOs), and members of... Tovább

Fülszöveg

IT Best Practices Series
SECURITY BATTLEGROUND


Information security has evolved from a tactical IT concern to a boardroom-level dilemma. This transition has challenged many executives who are now obligated to protect their organization's critical assets. Security Battleground: an Executive Field Manual provides guidance to executives who find themselves shouldering oversight responsibility for information security. The Security Battleground team of authors designed this book to provide practical advice for security-obligated executives, that is, for business executives with or without formal backgrounds in security processes or technologies.
Security Battleground provides ways in which executives can evaluate information security with a mix of examples, exercises, and lessons learned. The case studies and exercises are based on the authors' extensive hands-on experience with security-obligated executives, chief information security officers (CISOs), and members of security teams.
"RefreshingI Finally a playbook that moves beyond the technical security stalemate by providing a strategic map for partnering, prioritizing and funding a successful security campaign. Security Battleground is the comprehensive field guide for assessing the full landscape and fighting the right battles." Denise Wood, CVP & Chief Information Security Officer, FedEx Corporation
"This book speaks to the current pressures and challenges that executives face in dealing with security. It takes a practical approach that balances a strong security posture with a viable business strategy. Security Battleground reaffirms my own belief that security planning must be based on a thorough understanding of the business to be effective." Gene Fredriksen, Chief Information Security Officer, Tyco
"The Security Battleground authors have amassed years of experience as trusted advisors for CSOs and CISOs around the globe. The result is a gold mine of knowledge for non-technical executives who have an obligation to ensure corporate security." Brett Wahlin, CSO, Sony Vissza