Security Risk Assessment Handbook: A Complete Guide for Performing Security Risk Assessments

Information security risk assessments are essential for managing risk, but must be conducted properly to avoid false sense of security. The Security Risk Assessment Handbook: A Complete Guide for Performing Security Risk Assessments, Third Edition provides detailed instruction on how to conduct effective assessments, covering security risk analysis, mitigation, and reporting. It includes expanded coverage of essential topics and new topics such as cloud security and supply chain management. Trusted by organizations like the CIA, NSA, and NATO, the handbook offers tips, tricks, and techniques for negotiating scope, interacting with assessment teams, and delivering insightful comments on draft reports.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 490 pages
Publication date: 28 September 2021
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Information security risk assessments are crucial for managers to effectively manage risk and protect corporate assets. When conducted properly, they provide valuable feedback on threats to assets, identify current control vulnerabilities, and recommend appropriate safeguards. However, if not performed correctly, these assessments can give a false sense of security, leading to devastating losses of proprietary information, capital, and corporate value.

The Security Risk Assessment Handbook: A Complete Guide for Performing Security Risk Assessments, Third Edition, is a comprehensive guide that provides detailed instruction on conducting security risk assessments effectively. It covers a wide range of topics, including security risk analysis, mitigation, and risk assessment reporting. The third edition has expanded coverage of essential topics such as threat analysis, data gathering, risk analysis, and risk assessment methods, as well as new topics such as cloud security, supply chain management, and security risk assessment methods.

This handbook walks managers through the process of conducting an effective security assessment, providing them with the tools, methods, and up-to-date understanding they need to select the security measures best suited to their organization. Trusted to assess security for small companies, leading organizations, and government agencies, including the CIA, NSA, and NATO, Douglas J. Landoll unveils the little-known tips, tricks, and techniques used by savvy security professionals in the field.

The handbook includes features on how to better negotiate the scope and rigor of security assessments, effectively interface with security assessment teams, and gain an improved understanding of security risks. It also provides practical examples and case studies to illustrate the application of security risk assessment principles in real-world scenarios.

In conclusion, the Security Risk Assessment Handbook: A Complete Guide for Performing Security Risk Assessments, Third Edition is an essential resource for managers and security professionals looking to conduct effective security risk assessments. By providing detailed instruction and up-to-date information, it helps organizations identify and mitigate security risks, protect their assets, and maintain a strong security posture.

Weight: 888g
Dimension: 253 x 176 x 35 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781032041650
Edition number: 3 New edition