Network Security Policies and Procedures

• Main Author: Frye, Douglas W. (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Boston, MA : Springer US, 2007.
• Series: Advances in Information Security, 32
• Subjects: Computer science.; Computer organization.; Computer communication systems.; Computer security.; Data structures (Computer science).; Data encryption (Computer science).; Multimedia information systems.; Computer Science.; Systems and Data Security.; Computer Communication Networks.; Data Encryption.; Data Structures, Cryptology and Information Theory.; Computer Systems Organization and Communication Networks.; Multimedia Information Systems.

Company network administrators are compelled today to aggressively pursue a robust network security regime. Network Security Policies and Procedures aims to give the reader a strong, multi-disciplinary understanding of how to pursue this goal. This professional volume introduces the technical issues...

Table of Contents:

• Information Technology and Its Role in the Modern Organization
• The Extent of an Organization’s Connectivity
• Network Physical Components
• Legitimate Network Access
• Illegitimate Network Access
• Encryption
• Balanced Scorecard
• Sarbanes-Oxley
• Physical Security
• Disaster Recovery
• Initial Employee Communication
• The Human Element
• Email, Instant Messaging and Phishing
• Network Administration
• Network Monitoring
• Executive Communication
• Information Security Awareness
• Synthesis and Conclusion
• Draft Policies.