Management Of Information Security
Management Of Information Security
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ISBN: 9781337405713
Author: WHITMAN, Michael.
Publisher: Cengage Learning,
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Information Security (InfoSec) governance:

  • InfoSec governance is the method or procedure used to develop and manage the objectives of an organization.
  • It is used for maintaining the information security functions in an organization.
  • Some of the key objectives related to the InfoSec governance are as follows
    • Risk management in managing the information resources
    • Strategic management to achieve the goals of organization
    • Resource management to provide requirements
    • Calculating the performance of the InfoSec governance by monitoring, managing and reporting it.

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