TY  - BOOK
AU  - Wong,Caroline
TI  - Security metrics : :  a beginner’s guide / 
SN  - 9780071744003
U1  - 005.8   23
PY  - 2012///
CY  - New York : 
PB  -  McGraw-Hill, 
KW  - Data protection
KW  -  Standards
KW  - Microcomputers
KW  -  Access control
KW  - Computer security
KW  -  Evaluation
KW  - Computer crimes
KW  -  Prevention
N1  - Includes index; Includes bibliographical references and index; Part I: Why Security Metrics --  Chapter 1 Why Measure Security' --  Chapter 2 Why Now Security Metrics Are Needed Now -- Part II: Essential Components of an Effective Security Metrics Practitioner --  Chapter 3 Analytics --  Chapter 4 Commitment to Project Management --  Part III: Decide What to Measure --  Chapter 5 Identify Core Competencies, Information Security Work, and Resourcing Options --  Chapter 6 Identify Targets -- Part IV: Get Started --  Chapter 7 Defining Project Objectives --  Chapter 8 Define Your Priorities --  Chapter 9 Identify Key Messages and Key Audiences --  Chapter 10 Obtain Buy-In from Stakeholders --  Part V: Toolkit --  Chapter 11 Automation --  Chapter 12 Analysis Technology and a Case Study -- Part VI: Creating the Best Environment for Healthy Metrics --  Chapter 13 Define a Communications Strategy --  Chapter 14 Create and Drive an Action Plan: The Importance of Project Management --  Part VII: Secret Sauce: Lessons Learned from an Enterprise Practitioner --  Chapter 15 Improving Data Quality and Presentation --  Chapter 16 Resourcing Security Metrics Projects -- Part VIII: Looking Forward --  Chapter 17 Security Metrics for Cloud Computing
N2  - 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
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