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The book takes readers though a series of security and risk discussions based on real-life experiences. While the experience story may not be technical, it will relate specifically to a value or skill critical to being a successful CISO. The core content is organized into ten major chapters, each relating to a "Rule of Information Security" d
Sommario
List of Figures
List of Tables
Prologue
Foreword
Acknowledgments
Author
Section I INTRODUCTION AND HISTORY
1 Introduction: The Journey
2 Learning from History?
3 My First CISO Lesson: The Squirrel
Section II THE RULES AND INDUSTRY DISCUSSION
4 A Weak Foundation Amplifies Risk
5 If a Bad Guy Tricks You into Running His Code on Your Computer, It’s Not Your Computer Anymore
6 There’s Always a Bad Guy Out There Who’s Smarter, More Knowledgeable, or Better-Equipped Than You
7 Know the Enemy, Think Like the Enemy
8 Know the Business, Not Just the Technology
9 Technology Is Only One-Third of Any Solution
10 Every Organization Must Assume Some Risk
11 When Preparation Meets Opportunity, Excellence Happens
12 There Are Only Two Kinds of Organizations: Those That Know They’ve Been Compromised and Those That Don’t Know Yet
13 In Information Security, Just Like in Life, Evolution Is Always Preferable to Extinction
14 A Security Culture Is In Place When Talk Is Replaced with Action
15 NEVER Trust and ALWAYS Verify
Section III SUMMARY
16 My Best Advice for New CISOs
Appendix A: The Written Information Security Plan
Appendix B: Talking to the Board
Appendix C: Establishing an Incident Response Program
Appendix D: Sample High-Level Risk Assessment Methodology
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Gene Fredriksen, Chief Information Security Officer at PSCU, is responsible for the company’s development of information protection and technology risk programs. Gene has over twenty-five years of information technology experience, with the last twenty focused in information security. In this capacity, he has been heavily involved with all areas of audit and security. Prior to joining PSCU, Gene held the positions of CISO for Tyco International, Principal Consultant for Security and Risk Management Strategies for Burton Group, Vice President of Technology Risk Management and Chief Security Officer for Raymond James Financial and Information Security Manager for American Family Insurance. Gene is a Distinguished Fellow with the Global Institute for Cyber Security and Research, located at the Kennedy Space Center. He is also the Executive Director of the newly formed National Credit Union Information Sharing and Analysis Organization. He was as the Chair of the Security and Risk Assessment Steering Committee for BITS, and served on the R&D committee for the Financial Services Sector Steering Committee of the Department of Homeland Security. Gene is a Distinguished Fellow for the Global Institute for Cyber Security and Research, headquartered at the Kennedy Space Center. Gene is a member of the SC Magazine Editorial Advisory Board and was named one of three finalists for the SC Magazine CISO of the Year Award in 2015. He served as Chair of the St. Petersburg College Information Security Advisory Board and the Howard University Technology Advisory Board. He is a member of multiple advisory boards for universities, organizations, and security product companies. Gene attended the FBI Citizens Academy and maintains a close working relationship with both local and federal law enforcement agencies.
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The book takes readers though a series of security and risk discussions based on real-life experiences. While the experience story may not be technical, it will relate specifically to a value or skill critical to being a successful CISO. The core content is organized into ten major chapters, each relating to a "Rule of Information Security" d
