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Infosec Strategies and Best Practices

You're reading from Infosec Strategies and Best Practices Gain proficiency in information security using expert-level strategies and best practices

Product type Paperback

Published in May 2021

Publisher Packt

ISBN-13 9781800566354

Length 272 pages

Edition 1st Edition

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Kali Linux

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Cybersecurity

Author (1):

Joseph MacMillan

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Table of Contents (13) Chapters

Preface

1. Section 1: Information Security Risk Management and Governance

2. Chapter 1: InfoSec and Risk Management FREE CHAPTER

3. Chapter 2: Protecting the Security of Assets

4. Section 2: Closing the Gap: How to Protect the Organization

5. Chapter 3: Designing Secure Information Systems

6. Chapter 4: Designing and Protecting Network Security

7. Chapter 5: Controlling Access and Managing Identity

8. Section 3: Operationalizing Information Security

9. Chapter 6: Designing and Managing Security Testing Processes

10. Chapter 7: Owning Security Operations

11. Chapter 8: Improving the Security of Software

12. Other Books You May Enjoy

Effective strategies in provisioning resources and maintaining assets

There was a poll conducted by Automox in companies with between 500 and 25,000 employees, with over 500 IT and InfoSec professionals answering the questions (https://www.darkreading.com/vulnerabilities---threats/missing-patches-misconfiguration-top-technical-breach-causes/d/d-id/1337410). Automox found that over 80% had been breached over the past 2 years, and the following numbers show the vulnerability type that was exploited in those breaches:

Missing operating system patches (30%)
Missing application patches (28%)
Operating system misconfiguration (27%)

The chain of events that occurs after a successful phishing attempt or credential harvest generally involves exploiting one of the preceding vulnerabilities. The brilliant thing is that we can prevent this with the provisioning of approved configurations and ensuring our assets are maintained, with both operating system and application...

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Authors (1)

MacMillan

MacMillan

Joseph MacMillan is a technological utopian and cybersecurity junkie, currently living in Amsterdam. Employed by Microsoft as a Global Black Belt for Cybersecurity, Joseph uses his experience in senior information security roles to transform businesses into secure organizations rooted in risk management principles to drive decision making. Much of Joseph's work has been focused on enabling businesses to achieve their goals by removing the ambiguity surrounding risk, which enables the CEO and C-Suite to plan and achieve their goals in a secure manner with confidence. Joseph holds various certifications, including the CISSP, CCSP, CISA, CSSLP, AlienVault Certified Engineer, and ISO 27001 Certified ISMS Lead Auditor.

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