Building an Information Security Awareness Program

Mark B. Desman

272 pages, parution le 21/12/2001

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Résumé

In his latest book, a pre-eminent information security pundit confessed that he was wrong about the solutions to the problem of information security. It's not technology that's the solution, but the human factor-people. But even infosec policies and procedures are insufficient if employees don't know about them, or why they're important, or what can happen to them if they ignore them. The key, of course, is continuous awareness of the problems and the solutions.Building an Information Security Awareness Program addresses these concerns. A reference and self-study guide, it goes step-by-step through the methodology for developing, distributing, and monitoring an information security awareness program. It includes detailed instructions on determining what media to use and where to locate it, and it describes how to efficiently use outside sources to optimize the output of a small staff. The author stresses the importance of security and the entire organizations' role and responsibility in protecting it. He presents the material in a fashion that makes it easy for nontechnical staff members to grasp the concepts. These attributes render Building an Information Security Awareness Program an immensely valuable reference in the arsenal of the IS professional.

Contents

Sect. 1 Getting Started

What Am I Getting Into?
Learning the Players: Where the Power Resides
Just How Cultured Are You?
Getting Heavyweights Behind You
Getting the Word Out
Using the Building Blocks Already in Place

Sect. 2 Establishing a Baseline

Filling In the Blanks
Forms, Roadmaps, and Higher Education
Finishing Touches
Taking It to the Streets

Sect. 3 Communications: You Know, Now Let Them Know

Ride the Tame Horses
The Best Toys in Town
Back to School
Other Resources: Human Resources and Pals in General
Finding and Leveraging Other Resources
Making Every Shot Count!

Sect. 4 Evaluation: Does It Really Work?

When You're Good, Flaunt It
Statistics: The Old Numbers Game
Go Outside of Your Walls for Affirmation
Working with the Auditors for Fun and Pleasure
Keep Your Eye on the Industry
So Much for Today, On to Tomorrow

Epilogue

About the Author

Index

Caractéristiques techniques

	PAPIER
Éditeur(s)	Auerbach
Auteur(s)	Mark B. Desman
Parution	21/12/2001
Nb. de pages	272
Format	17,7 x 25,5
Couverture	Broché
Poids	530g
Intérieur	Noir et Blanc
EAN13	9780849301162
ISBN13	978-0-8493-0116-2