Managing Information Security Risks: The OCTAVESM Approach

Chapter 13. Practical Applications

We have designed the OCTAVE approach to be modular and flexible. Organizations ranging from the simplest to the most complex can benefit from implementing tailored versions of the OCTAVE approach. This chapter outlines practical scenarios that highlight how organizations are currently implementing OCTAVE.

Section 13.1 Introduction 13.2 The Small Organization 13.3 Very Large, Dispersed Organizations 13.4 Integrated Web Portal Service Providers 13.5 Large and Small Organizations 13.6 Other Considerations