Principles of Incident Response & Disaster Recovery

Learn how to identify vulnerabilities within computer networks and implement countermeasures that mitigate risks and damage with Whitman/Mattord's PRINCIPLES OF INCIDENT RESPONSE & DISASTER RECOVERY, 3rd Edition. This edition offers the knowledge you need to help organizations prepare for and avert system interruptions and natural disasters. Comprehensive coverage addresses information security and IT in contingency planning today. Updated content focuses on incident response and disaster recovery. You examine the complexities of organizational readiness from an IT and business perspective with emphasis on management practices and policy requirements.

You review industry's best practices for minimizing downtime in emergencies and curbing losses during and after system service interruptions. This edition includes the latest NIST knowledge, expanded coverage of security information and event management (SIEM) and unified threat management, and more explanations of cloud-based systems and Web-accessible tools to prepare you for success.