International IT Governance

An Executive Guide to ISO 17799/ISO 27001

Alan Calder

• Editore: Kogan Page
• Anno: 2006
• ISBN:
  9780749462680
• Edizione: 1
• Argomento: Business
• Categoria: Information Management

The development of IT Governance, which recognizes the convergence between business and IT management, makes it essential for managers at all levels and in organizations of all sizes to understand how best to deal with information security risks. International IT Governance explores new legislation, including the launch of ISO/IEC 27001, which makes a single, global standard of information security best practice available.

Indice dei contenuti

• Cover page
• Title page
• Imprint
• Table of contents
• How to use this book
• Acknowledgments
• Introduction
• 1. Why is information security necessary?
• 2. Sarbanes–Oxley and regulatory compliance
• 3. Information security standards
• 4. Organizing information security
• 5. Information security policy and scope
• 6. The risk assessment and Statement of Applicability
• 7. External parties
• 8. Asset management
• 9. Human resources security
• 10. Physical and environmental security
• 11. Equipment security
• 12. Communications and operations management
• 13. Controls against malicious software (malware) and back-ups
• 14. Network security management and media handling
• 15. Exchanges of information
• 16. Electronic commerce services
• 17. E-mail and internet use
• 18. Access control
• 19. Network access control
• 20. Operating system access control
• 21. Application access control and teleworking
• 22. Systems acquisition, development and maintenance
• 23. Cryptographic controls
• 24. Security in development and support processes
• 25. Monitoring and information security incident management
• 26. Business continuity management
• 27. Compliance
• 28. The ISO/IEC 27001 audit
• Useful websites
• Further reading
• Index
• Further reading from Kogan Page
• Full imprint