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Synopsis
PART OF THE JONES & BARTLETT LEARNING INFORMATION SYSTEMS SECURITY & ASSURANCE SERIES Revised And Updated With The Latest Information From This Fast-Paced Field, Fundamentals Of Information System Security, Second Edition Provides A Comprehensive Overview Of The Essential Concepts Readers Must Know As They Pursue Careers In Information Systems Security. The Text Opens With A Discussion Of The New Risks, Threats, And Vulnerabilities Associated With The Transformation To A Digital World, Including A Look At How Business, Government, And Individuals Operate Today. Part 2 Is Adapted From The Official (ISC)2 SSCP Certified Body Of Knowledge And Presents A High-Level Overview Of Each Of The Seven Domains Within The System Security Certified Practitioner Certification. The Book Closes With A Resource For Readers Who Desire Additional Material On Information Security Standards, Education, Professional Certifications, And Compliance Laws. With Its Practical, Conversational Writing Style And Step-By-Step Examples, This Text Is A Must-Have Resource For Those Entering The World Of Information Systems Security. New To The Second Edition: - New Material On Cloud Computing, Risk Analysis, IP Mobility, Omnibus, And Agile Software Development. - Includes The Most Recent Updates In Information Systems Security Laws, Certificates, Standards, Amendments, And The Proposed Federal Information Security Amendments Act Of 2013 And HITECH Act. - Provides New Cases And Examples Pulled From Real-World Scenarios. - Updated Data, Tables, And Sidebars Provide The Most Current Information In The Field.
Synopsis
PART OF THE JONES & BARTLETT LEARNING INFORMATION SYSTEMS SECURITY & ASSURANCE SERIES
Revised and updated with the latest information from this fast-paced field, Fundamentals of Information System Security, Second Edition provides a comprehensive overview of the essential concepts readers must know as they pursue careers in information systems security. The text opens with a discussion of the new risks, threats, and vulnerabilities associated with the transformation to a digital world, including a look at how business, government, and individuals operate today. Part 2 is adapted from the Official (ISC)2 SSCP Certified Body of Knowledge and presents a high-level overview of each of the seven domains within the System Security Certified Practitioner certification. The book closes with a resource for readers who desire additional material on information security standards, education, professional certifications, and compliance laws. With its practical, conversational writing style and step-by-step examples, this text is a must-have resource for those entering the world of information systems security.
New to the Second Edition:
- New material on cloud computing, risk analysis, IP mobility, OMNIBus, and Agile Software Development.
- Includes the most recent updates in Information Systems Security laws, certificates, standards, amendments, and the proposed Federal Information Security Amendments Act of 2013 and HITECH Act.
- Provides new cases and examples pulled from real-world scenarios.
- Updated data, tables, and sidebars provide the most current information in the field.