Risk Management Framework: A Lab-Based Approach to Securing Information Systems - Softcover

Broad, James

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1597499951 ISBN 13: 9781597499958

Publisher: Syngress, 2013

Synopsis

The RMF allows an organization to develop an organization-wide risk framework that reduces the resources required to authorize a systems operation. Use of the RMF will help organizations maintain compliance with not only FISMA and OMB requirements but can also be tailored to meet other compliance requirements such as Payment Card Industry (PCI) or Sarbanes Oxley (SOX). With the publishing of NIST SP 800-37 in 2010 and the move of the Intelligence Community and Department of Defense to modified versions of this process, clear implementation guidance is needed to help individuals correctly implement this process. No other publication covers this topic in the detail provided in this book or provides hands-on exercises that will enforce the topics. Examples in the book follow a fictitious organization through the RMF, allowing the reader to follow the development of proper compliance measures. Templates provided in the book allow readers to quickly implement the RMF in their organization. The need for this book continues to expand as government and non-governmental organizations build their security programs around the RMF. The companion website provides access to all of the documents, templates and examples needed to not only understand the RMF but also implement this process in the reader’s own organization.

• A comprehensive case study from initiation to decommission and disposal
• Detailed explanations of the complete RMF process and its linkage to the SDLC
• Hands on exercises to reinforce topics
• Complete linkage of the RMF to all applicable laws, regulations and publications as never seen before

About this title

About the Author:

James Broad (CISSP, C|EH, CPTS, Security+, MBA) is the President and owner of Cyber-Recon, LLC, where he and his team of consultants specialize in Information Security, Information Assurance, Certification and Accreditation and offer other security consultancy services to corporate and government clients. As a security professional with over 20 years of real-world IT experience, James is an expert in many areas of IT security, specializing in security engineering, penetration testing, vulnerability analysis and research. He has provided security services in the nation’s most critical sectors including defense, law enforcement, intelligence, finance and healthcare.

Review:

"Writing for technical, administrative, and management professionals within the US government, information security consultant Broad explains the basics of the risk management framework as it pertains to the systems development life cycle of federal information technology systems, and suggests how to use this information during the development, assessment, and continuous monitoring of those systems." --Reference & Research Book News, December 2013

About this edition

• Publisher: Syngress
• Publication date: 2013
• ISBN 10: 1597499951
• ISBN 13: 9781597499958
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 316