Pragmatic security metrics : applying metametrics to information security

Pragmatic security metrics : applying metametrics to information security / W. Krag Brotby and Gary Hinson ; preface by M.E. Kabay.

Other books on information security metrics discuss number theory and statistics in academic terms. Light on mathematics and heavy on utility, PRAGMATIC Security Metrics: Applying Metametrics to Information Security breaks the mold. This is the ultimate how-to-do-it guide for security metrics. Packe...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Brotby, W. Krag
Other Authors: Hinson, Gary, Kabay, Michel E.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Boca Raton, Fla : CRC Press, 2013.
Subjects:
Business enterprises > Computer networks > Security measures.
Computer security.
Data protection.
Business enterprises > Computer networks > Security measures
Computer security
Data protection
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Table of Contents:
  • Front Cover; Contents; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgments; Office Memorandum; Chapter 1
  • Introduction; Chapter 2
  • Why Measure Information Security?; Chapter 3
  • The Art and Science of Security Metrics; Chapter 4
  • Audiences for Security Metrics; Chapter 5
  • Finding Candidate Metrics; Chapter 6
  • Metametrics and the PRAGMATIC Approach; Chapter 7
  • 150+ Example Security Metrics; Chapter 8
  • Designing PRAGMATIC Security Measurement System; Chapter 9
  • Advanced Information Security Metrics; Chapter 10
  • Downsides of Metrics; Chapter 11
  • Using PRAGMATIC Metrics in Practice.
  • Chapter 12
  • Case StudyChapter 13
  • Conclusions; Appendix A: PRAGMATIC Criteria; Appendix B: Business Model of Information Security (BMIS); Appendix C: Capability Maturity Model (CMM); Appendix D: Example Opinion Survey Form; Appendix E: SABSA Security Attributes Table; Appendix F: Prototype Metrics Catalog; Appendix G: Effect of Weighting the PRAGMATIC Criteria; Appendix H: ISO27k Maturity Scale Metrics; Appendix I: Sample Management Survey; Appendix J: Observer Bias; Appendix K: Observer Calibration; Appendix L: Bibliography; Back Cover.

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