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Securing Social Media in the Enterprise

  • 1st Edition - August 11, 2015
  • Latest edition
  • Author: Henry Dalziel
  • Language: English

Securing Social Media in the Enterprise is a concise overview of the security threats posed by the use of social media sites and apps in enterprise network environments. Social me… Read more

Description

Securing Social Media in the Enterprise is a concise overview of the security threats posed by the use of social media sites and apps in enterprise network environments. Social media sites and apps are now a ubiquitous presence within enterprise systems and networks, and are vulnerable to a wide range of digital systems attacks. This brief volume provides security professionals and network systems administrators a much-needed dive into the most current threats, detection techniques, and defenses for these attacks, and provides a roadmap for best practices to secure and manage social media within the enterprise.

Key features

  • Teaches how to: Use of social engineering techniques, Mimic threat behaviours, Categorize different classes of attacks (e.g., passive, active, insider, close-in, distribution, etc.), Quantify different operational threat environments, Categorize general attack stages

Readership

security professionals and network systems administrators

Table of contents

  • Author Biography
  • Contributing Editor Biography
  • Chapter 1. Introduction
  • Chapter 2. ISO Security Management Categories
  • Chapter 3. Risk Management
  • Chapter 4. Policy Management
  • Chapter 5. Security Organization Management
  • Chapter 6. Human Resources Security Management
  • Chapter 7. Asset Management
  • Chapter 8. Access Management
  • Chapter 9. Cryptography
  • Chapter 10. Physical and Environmental Security Management
  • Chapter 11. Security Operations Management
  • Chapter 12. Communications Security Management
  • Chapter 13. Systems Acquisition, Development, and Maintenance
  • Chapter 14. Supplier Security Management
  • Chapter 15. Information Security Incident Management
  • Chapter 16. Business Continuity Management
  • Chapter 17. Compliance Management
  • Chapter 18. Skillset Groupings
  • Chapter 19. Resources
  • Chapter 20. Conclusion

Review quotes

"...demonstrates just how much information can be gleaned by an attacker through the use of real-life examples,…The solution lies in awareness, and this book could provide a blueprint for an effective education campaign."—Network Security

Product details

  • Edition: 1
  • Latest edition
  • Published: August 11, 2015
  • Language: English

About the author

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Henry Dalziel

Henry Dalziel is a serial education entrepreneur, founder of Concise Ac Ltd, online cybersecurity blogger and e-book author. He writes for the Concise-Courses.com blog and has developed numerous cybersecurity continuing education courses and books. Concise Ac Ltd develops and distributes continuing education content [books and courses] for cybersecurity professionals seeking skill enhancement and career advancement. The company was recently accepted onto the UK Trade & Investment's (UKTI) Global Entrepreneur Programme (GEP).
Affiliations and expertise
Founder, Concise Ac Ltd, UK

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