Information Assurance Security in the Information Environment /

• Main Authors: Blyth, Andrew (Author), Kovacich, Gerald L. (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: London : Springer London, 2006.
• Edition: Second Edition.
• Series: Computer Communications and Networks
• Subjects: Computer science.; Computer communication systems.; Data encryption (Computer science).; Computers.; Law and legislation.; Management information systems.; Computer Science.; Data Encryption.; Information Systems Applications (incl. Internet).; Computer Communication Networks.; Information Systems and Communication Service.; Management of Computing and Information Systems.; Legal Aspects of Computing.

This updated edition of Information Assurance: Security in the Information Environment was written to help IT managers and assets protection professionals to assure the protection and availability of vital digital information and related information systems assets. This Second Edition of Information...

Table of Contents:

• An Introduction to Information Assurance
• What is Information Assurance?
• The World of Information
• The Theory of Risks
• The Information World of Crime
• IA Trust and Supply Chains
• Basic IA Concepts and Models
• The Role of Policy in Information Assurance
• IA in the World of Corporations
• The Corporate Security Officer
• Corporate Security Functions
• IA in the Interest of National Security
• The Corporate IA Officer
• IA Organisational Functions
• Incident Management and Response
• Technical Aspects of IA
• IA and Software
• Applying Cryptography to IA
• IA Technology Security
• Security Standards
• The Future and Final Comments
• The Future, Conclusions and Comments.