The Basics of Information Security: Understanding the Fundamentals of InfoSec in Theory and Practice

by Jason Andress

As part of the Syngress "Basics" series, "The Basics of Information Security" provides you with fundamental knowledge of information security in both theoretical and practical aspects. Author Jason Andress gives you the basic knowledge needed to understand the key concepts of confidentiality, integrity, and availability, and then dives into practical applications of these ideas in the areas of operational, physical, network, application, and operating system security.

"The Basics of Information Security" gives you clear-non-technical explanations of how infosec works and how to apply these principles whether you're in the IT field or want to understand how it affects your career and business. The new Second Edition has been updated for the latest trends and threats, including new material on many infosec subjects.
Learn about information security without wading through a huge textbookCovers both theoretical and practical aspects of information securityProvides a broad view of the information security field in a concise mannerAll-new Second Edition updated for the latest information security trends and threats, including material on incident response, social engineering, security awareness, risk management, and legal/regulatory issues

Genres: Technology, Technical, Computer Science

240 pages, Paperback

First published June 15, 2011

Reviews

[Josh · Rating 4 out of 5]

Starting to get a little out of date, but it helped me get a job and has had a lot of useful information in it.

[George Davidson · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great book for beginners in Information and Cyber security. Introduces all the main topics and provides a good framework.

[Evgeniy Sokoloff · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good intro into the world of information security.
Accessible language and well explained concepts.

[Looben · Rating 4 out of 5]

Interesting. the principle of Operation Security trace back to The Art of War by Sun Tzu from ancient China...This book does not touch much technical detail, can be a good read for executives and mangers.

[Joe]

Very basic.

[Agrata]

This is good book.