A simple, easy to understand, introduction to information security, for small businesses. This document is basically “Security 101″ just the basics.
Here is the PDF.
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Information Security Questions? Check out NIST
To secure information in today’s environments isn’t easy. The value that criminals are getting for unsecured data, whether it’s cardholder data, personal information or other data that can be used and sold with malicious intent, the challenge is not going to get any easier.
I recently came across an article Mike Rothman wrote for SearchSecurity.com.
In the article, Mike Rothman focuses on two specific documents produced by NIST, the National Institute of Standards and Technology. The documents are special publication 800-100, the Information Security Handbook: A Guide for Managers(pdf)and special publication 800-53, Recommended Security Controls for Federal Information Systems (pdf).
Read what Mike Rothman had to say.