How to Cheat at Managing Information Security

Introduction

Information security is different from many other disciplines both within main-stream information technology and other business areas. Even though there are now many good books on various areas, getting the breadth of knowledge across the many subareas is still difficult, but it is essential to success.

Unlike so many functions of IT, security is an area that requires practitioners to operate across the whole organization. A chief information security officer (CISO) or a security manager is likely to be asked advice on many aspects of security in situations where there is no alternative but to give some sort of counsel. Sometimes your best shot may be the best hope available. So the sensible security officer strives to have a good ...