It Governance: Data Security & Bs 7799/Iso 17799 : A Manager's Guide to Effective Information Security - Softcover

Alan Calder; Steve Watkins

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0749438452 ISBN 13: 9780749438456

Publisher: Kogan Page Ltd, 2002

Synopsis

Information (data) security is of ever increasing importance to both businesses and individuals and the extent and value of electronic data is growing exponentially. The commercial viability and profitability of enterprises of all sizes increasingly depends on the security, confidentiality and integrity of their data.
In particular, the future of e-commerce depends on data being secure, accessible and complete across the Web. Ultimately, consumer confidence will depend on how secure they feel their personal data is. Data security is now a critical consideration in all aspects of business – affecting decisions on contracting staff and ensuring customer loyalty, as well as pure IT issues. In addition, new laws and regulations give directors of public companies a legal responsibility to act on computer security. No handbooks currently available guide the businessperson through the maze of issues or through the process of achieving international standard (ISO) certification in Information Security Management. This book fills this gap and covers all aspects of data security, providing the reader with sufficient information to understand the major issues and how to minimize risk.

About this title

From the Publisher:

Alan Calder is CEO of Focus Central London, the biggest training and enterprise council in the UK, and previously of Business Link London City Partners, the business consultants. Together with Watkins, Calder has been involved in the Standards Development Group and in the development of relating training standards.

About the Author:

Alan Calder is CEO of Wide Learning, a supplier of e-learning, and was previously CEO of Focus Central London and, before that, of Business Link London City Partners (BLLCP). He was also a member of the DTI's Information Age Competitiveness Working Group. He is a non-executive director of DNV Certification Services Ltd, a company that certifies compliance with international standards including BS 7799. He is also a Director of IT Governance Ltd, which provides information security services through its web site at www.itgovernance.co.uk Steve Watkins is Corporate Services Manager of HMCPSI and was Head of Quality and Operations at Focus Central London and was, before that, Quality Manager at Business Link. The authors were responsible for one of the first companies (BLLCP) to achieve BS 7799 registration when the standard was first promulgated in 1996. They have aided other organizations since then to implement effective information security management systems, and have been involved in the development of both the accredited certification scheme and related training standards.

About this edition

• Publisher: Kogan Page Ltd
• Publication date: 2002
• ISBN 10: 0749438452
• ISBN 13: 9780749438456
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 324