Information security for managers /
Michael Workman, Daniel C. Phelps, John N. Gathegi.
- Burlington, MA : Jones & Bartlett Learning, c2013.
- xxi, 593 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction to information security -- Corporations and the rule of law -- Management, security law, and policies -- Security regulations and governance -- Security programs: risk assessment and management -- Managing organizations securely -- Technology orientation for managers -- Programming concepts -- Applications programming -- Computers operating systems -- Networks and addressing -- Protocols and routing -- Computers and network security -- Information systems security -- Computers security -- Network security -- Cryptography uses and firewalls -- Cryptography - and how it works -- Web applications security -- Managing organizations security -- Operations -- Managing security behavior -- Modelling and participating attacks -- Adaptive systems security -- Security horizons: issues for managers.
"Information systems continue to become more effective in collecting and rendering information for consumers but these improvements are often accompanied by increases in both the frequency and sophistication of attacks against the system. The impact of security attacks against companies is significant, because managers are responsible for their organizations' security."--Back cover.
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Information technology--Security measures Computer security--Management. Computer networks--Security measures. Business enterprises--Security measures.