Table of Contents

STRATEGY. An Introduction. Getting to the Big Picture. Testing the Consumer. Strategic Framework (Inputs to Strategic Planning). Developing a Strategic Planning Process. Gates, Geeks, and Guards (Security Convergence). TACTICS. Tactics: An Introduction. Layer upon Layer (Defense in Depth). Did You See That?! (Observation). Trust but Verify (Accountability). SDL and Incident Response. Keep Your Enemies Closer. Hire a Hessian (Outsourcing). Security Awareness Training. Appendix: Physical Security Checklists.

About the Author

William "Bill" Stackpole, CISSP/ISSAP, CISM, former Principal Security Architect for Microsoft Online Services, has more than 25 years of IT experience in security and project management. In his past position, Bill provided thought leadership and guidance for Microsoft's Secure Online Services Delivery Architecture. Before joining Microsoft, Bill was a principal consultant for Predictive System, an international network consultancy where he was the architect and promoted the application security business. Bill holds a B.S. degree in Management Information Systems, a CISSP with an Architecture Professional endorsement. He is co-author of Software Deployment,Updating, and Patching (Auerbach, 2007) and a contributing editor to Auerbach's Handbook on Information Security Management (Krause and Tipton). Bill is a former chair for the CISSP Test Development Committee and a current member of the (ISC)2 Common Body of Knowledge committees for the CISSP and ISSAP certifications. Eric Oksendahl, former Security Strategist for Boeing, has more than 25 years of experience as a business management consultant, senior facilitator, teacher, and program manager. At Boeing, Eric facilitated strategy development and implementation for the Security and Fire Protection division, including physical and information security. He designed and coordinated the use of strategy development and initiative deployment to integrate security practices into key business processes (e.g., international sales campaigns). Prior to that, Eric was a program manager at the Boeing Leadership Center where he conducted leadership development courses around the world that included Boeing management, supplier management, and customer management. Eric holds a B.A. from Montana State University and an M.A. in Communications from the University of Washington.

Reviews

This book focuses on the process, objectives, and controls of security strategy. It consists of two sections: Strategy (6 chapters) and Tactics (8 chapters). The sections include strategy how-to's and security tactics, which support the realization of security. The strategy portion is aimed at executives, whereas the tactics portion is geared toward security professionals. ! The authors--both security veterans--share many personal anecdotes. They use relevant quotes and concisely illustrate their points. The book addresses security quality attributes promoted by the Architecture Tradeoff Analysis Method (ATAM) and used in the Sherwood Applied Business Security Architecture (SABSA) framework ! . --A. Marlen, Reviews.com