Security Metrics, A Beginner's Guide

Security Metrics, A Beginner's Guide

<h4><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="font-weight: 400; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">Publisher's Note: Products purchased from Third Party sellers are not guaranteed by the publisher for quality, authenticity, or access to any online entitlements included with the product.</span></b><b><i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p><div><br></div></h4><h4>Security Smarts for the Self-Guided IT Professional</h4><p>€œAn extraordinarily thorough and sophisticated explanation of why you need to measure the effectiveness of your security program and how to do it. A must-have for any quality security program!€ €•Dave Cullinane, CISSP, CISO & VP, Global Fraud, Risk & Security, eBay</p><p>Learn how to communicate the value of an information security program, enable investment planning and decision making, and drive necessary change to improve the security of your organization. <i>Security Metrics: A Beginner's Guide</i> explains, step by step, how to develop and implement a successful security metrics program.</p><p>This practical resource covers project management, communication, analytics tools, identifying targets, defining objectives, obtaining stakeholder buy-in, metrics automation, data quality, and resourcing. You'll also get details on cloud-based security metrics and process improvement. Templates, checklists, and examples give you the hands-on help you need to get started right away.</p><p><i><b>Security Metrics: A Beginner's Guide</b></i><b> features:</b></p><ul><li><b>Lingo</b>--Common security terms defined so that you're in the know on the job</li><li><b>IMHO</b>--Frank and relevant opinions based on the author's years of industry experience</li><li><b>Budget Note</b>--Tips for getting security technologies and processes into your organization's budget</li><li><b>In Actual Practice</b>--Exceptions to the rules of security explained in real-world contexts</li><li><b>Your Plan</b>--Customizable checklists you can use on the job now</li><li><b>Into Action</b>--Tips on how, why, and when to apply new skills and techniques at work</li></ul><p></p><p><b>Caroline Wong</b>, CISSP, was formerly the Chief of Staff for the Global Information Security Team at eBay, where she built the security metrics program from the ground up. She has been a featured speaker at RSA, ITWeb Summit, Metricon, the Executive Women's Forum, ISC2, and the Information Security Forum.</p>