The 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 an effective assessment, including coverage of threat analysis, data gathering, risk analysis, and risk assessment reporting. It also includes tips, tricks, and techniques used by savvy security professionals and a companion website with downloads for checklists, spreadsheets, figures, and tools.

Format: Hardback
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 select appropriate safeguards. However, if not performed correctly, risk 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 effective security risk assessments. 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 risk management. By following the guidance provided in this handbook, managers can ensure that their organizations are well-protected against potential threats and that they are taking the necessary steps to mitigate risk.

In conclusion, information security risk assessments are a critical component of effective risk management. The Security Risk Assessment Handbook: A Complete Guide for Performing Security Risk Assessments, Third Edition provides managers with the tools and knowledge they need to conduct effective assessments and protect their corporate assets. By following the guidance provided in this handbook, managers can ensure that their organizations are well-protected against potential threats and that they are taking the necessary steps to mitigate risk.

Weight: 1107g
Dimension: 254 x 178 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780367547479
Edition number: 3 New edition