978-0357508329
Whitman/Mattord’s PRINCIPLES OF INCIDENT RESPONSE & DISASTER RECOVERY, Third Edition teaches you how to find weaknesses in computer networks and put countermeasures in place that reduce risks and harm. This version provides the information required to assist enterprises in anticipating and preventing natural catastrophes and system outages. IT and information security are covered in detail in today’s contingency planning. Updated material emphasizes catastrophe recovery and incident response. You look at the intricacies of business and IT preparedness for organizations, focusing on management procedures and regulatory needs. You go over industry best practices for reducing losses both during and after system service outages and limiting downtime in an emergency. The most recent NIST knowledge, more coverage of unified threat management and security information and event management (SIEM),
About the Author
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).
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