The InfoSec Handbook : An Introduction to Information Security.

Intro -- Contents at a Glance -- Contents -- About the Authors -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Part I: Introduction -- Chapter 1: Introduction to Security -- What is Security? -- Why is Security Important? -- What if You Do Not Care About Security? -- The Evolution of the Computer and Information Security -- Information Security Today -- Applicable Standards and Certifications -- The Role of a Security Program -- Chapter 2: History of Computer Security -- Introduction -- Communication -- World Wars and Their Influence on the Field of Security -- Cypher Machine: Enigma -- Bletchley Park -- Code Breakers -- Some Historical Figures of Importance: Hackers and Phreakers -- Kevin Mitnick -- Chapter Summary -- Part II: Key Principles and Practices -- Chapter 3: Key Concepts and Principles -- Introduction -- Security Threats -- External and Internal Threats -- Information Security Frameworks and Information Security Architecture -- Information Security Management Systems Framework Provided by ISO/IEC 27001:2013 -- NIST Special Publication 800-39 complemented by 800-53 -- SABSA� -- Pillars of Security -- People -- Organization of Information Security -- The Need for Independence -- Specific Roles and Responsibilities -- Audit Committee or Information Security Committee at the Board Level -- Information Security Sponsor or Champion -- Chief Information Security Officer or Information Security Officer -- Information Security Forum -- Information Security Specialists -- Project Managers -- Data Owners -- Data Custodians -- Users of the data -- Authority for Information Security -- Policies, Procedures, and Processes -- Technology -- Information Security Concepts -- CIA Triad -- Confidentiality -- Integrity -- Availability -- Parkerian Hexad -- Implementation of Information Security -- Risk Assessment -- Planning and Architecture -- Gap Analysis.

Integration and Deployment -- Operations -- Monitoring -- Legal Compliance and Audit -- Crisis Management -- Principles of Information Security -- Chapter Summary -- Chapter 4: Access Controls -- Introduction -- Confidentiality and Data Integrity -- Who Can Access the Data? -- What is an Access Control? -- Authentication and Authorization -- Authentication and Access Control Layers -- Administrative Access Controls (Layer) -- Access Control Policy -- Personnel related - jobs, responsibilities, and authorities -- Segregation of duties -- Supporting policies and procedure -- Control Over Information Access to Trade Restricted Persons -- Technical (Logical) Controls -- Passwords -- Smartcards -- Encryption -- Network Access -- System Access -- Physical Access Controls -- Network Segregation -- Perimeter Security -- Security Guards -- Badge Systems -- Biometric Access Controls -- Access Control Strategies -- Discretionary Access Control (DAC) -- Mandatory Access Control (MAC) -- Role-Based Access Control (RBAC) -- Attribute Based Access Control -- Implementing Access Controls -- Access Control Lists (ACLs) -- File System ACLs -- Network ACLs -- AAA Framework -- RADIUS and TACAS+ -- LDAP and Active Directory -- IDAM -- Chapter Summary -- Chapter 5: Information Systems Management -- Introduction -- Risk -- Incident -- Disaster -- Disaster Recovery -- Business Continuity -- Risk Management -- Identification of Risk -- Risk Analysis -- Risk Responses -- Execution of the Risk Treatment Plans -- The Importance of Conducting a Periodic Risk Assessment -- Incident Response -- Incident Response Policy, Plan, and Processes -- Incident Response Policy -- Purpose and Scope of the Policy -- Definition of Information Security Incidents and Related Terms 2 -- Organizational Structure, Roles, Responsibilities, and Authorities -- Ratings of Incidents -- Measurements.

Incident Response Plan -- Purpose and Scope -- Strategies, Goals, and Approach to Incident Response -- Internal and External Communication Plan -- Plan for the Incident Response Capability 2 -- Measurement of Incident Response Capability and its Effectiveness -- Integration with the Other Plans of the Organization -- Incident Response Processes -- Incident Response Teams -- Incident Response Team structuring based on distribution of the Responsibilities -- Centralized Incident Response Teams 2 -- Distributed Incident Response Teams 2 -- Hybrid Incident Response Teams -- Incident Response Team Structuring Based on who Constitutes the Teams -- Fully Employee Constituted Incident Response Teams -- Fully Outsourced Incident Response Teams -- Hybrid Teams: Partially Constituted by Employees and Partially Constituted by Outsourced Contractors -- Ensuring Effectiveness of Incident Response -- Preparation 2 -- Incident Detection 2 -- Precursors and Indicators of Incidents 2 -- Sources of Precursors and Indicators -- Analysis of the Incidents: 2 -- Incident Im pact Analysis and Prioritization of the Actions 2 -- Incident Documentation and Incident Notification 2 -- Incident Containment, Eradication, and Recovery 2 -- Containment Strategy 2 -- Evidence Gathering and Handling 2 -- Eradication and Recovery 2 -- Post Incident Analysis and Activities 2 -- Analysis of Learnings -- Use of Incident Data 2 -- Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity -- How to Approach Business Continuity Plan -- Assign Clear Roles and Responsibilities -- Sponsor -- Project Manager -- Business Continuity Planning Team -- Life Cycle of Business Continuity Planning -- Scoping -- Plan for Formulation of Business Continuity Plan -- Business Continuity Plan Kick-Off Meeting -- Business Impact Analysis (BIA) -- Business Continuity Plan Preparation -- Business Continuity Plan Validation &amp.

Training -- Up-to-date Maintenance of the BCP -- Chapter Summary -- Part III: Application Security -- Chapter 6: Application and Web Security -- Introduction -- Software Applications -- Completeness of the Inputs -- Correctness of the Inputs -- Completeness of Processing -- Correctness of Processing -- Completeness of the Updates -- Correctness of the Updates -- Preservation of the Integrity of the Data in Storage -- Preservation of the Integrity of the Data while in Transmission -- Importance of an Effective Application Design and Development Life Cycle -- Important Guidelines for Secure Design and Development -- Web Browsers, Web Servers, and Web Applications -- Vulnerabilities in Web Browsers -- Inappropriate Configuration -- Unnecessary or Untrusted Add-ons -- Malware or Executables run on the Web Browser -- No Patching up or Carrying out the Security Updates -- How to Overcome the Vulnerabilities of Web Browsers -- Vulnerabilities of Web Servers -- Default Users and Default Permissions are not changed -- Sample files and scripts are not removed -- Default Configuration is Not Changed -- File and Directory Permissions are not Set Properly -- Security Loop-Holes or Defects in the Web Server Software or Underlying Operating System -- How to Overcome the Web Server Vulnerabilities -- Web Applications -- SQL Injection Attacks -- Command Injection Attacks -- Buffer Overflow Attacks -- Cro ss-Site Scripting -- Cookie Poisoning -- Session Hijacking Attacks -- How to Overcome Web Application Vulnerabilities -- Secure Socket Layer (SSL) Security and Digital Certificate -- Chapter Summary -- Chapter 7: Malicious Software and Anti-Virus Software -- Introduction -- Malware Software -- Introduction to Malware -- Covert channels -- Types of Malware in Detail -- Spyware -- Adware -- Trojans -- Viruses -- Worms -- Backdoors -- Botnets -- A Closer Look at Spyware.

Trojans and Backdoors -- Rootkits -- Viruses and Worms -- Botnets -- Brief History of Viruses, Worms, and Trojans -- The Current Situation -- Anti-Virus Software -- Need for Anti-Virus Software -- Top 5 Commercially Available Anti-Virus Software -- Symantec Norton Anti-Virus Software -- McAfee Anti- Virus -- Kaspersky Anti- Virus -- Bitdefender Anti- Virus -- AVG Anti-Virus Software -- A Few Words of Caution -- Chapter Summary -- Chapter 8: Cryptography -- Introduction -- Cryptographic Algorithms -- Symmetric Key Cryptography -- Key Distribution -- Asymmetric Key Cryptography -- Public Key Cryptography -- RSA Algorithm -- Advantages of Public Key Cryptography -- Applications of PKC -- Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) -- Certificate Authority (CA) -- Digital Certificate -- Hash Function Cryptography -- Popular Hashes -- Digital Signatures -- Summary of Cryptography Standard Algorithms -- Disk / Drive Encryption -- Attacks on Cryptography -- Chapter Summary -- Part IV: Network Security -- Chapter 9: Understanding Networks and Network Security -- Introduction -- Networking Fundamentals -- Computer Communication -- Network and its Components -- Network Protocols -- OSI (Open Systems Interconnection) Reference Model -- TCP/IP Model -- Network Vulnerabilities and Threats -- Vulnerabilities -- Security Policy Weaknesses -- Technology Weaknesses -- Configuration Weaknesses -- Threats -- Attacks -- Reconnaissance -- Denial-of-Service (DoS) and Distributed Denial-of-Service (DDoS) -- Other Attacks on Networks -- How to counter the Network Attacks -- Chapter Summary -- Chapter 10: Firewalls -- Introduction -- How Do You Protect a Network? -- Firewall -- Basic Functions of Firewall -- Packet Filtering -- How a packet filtering firewall works -- TCP Layer -- An Example of Packet Filtering Rules -- Advantages and Disadvantages of Packet filtering.

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