Enterprise Information Security and Privacy

Here's a unique and practical book that addresses the rapidly growing problem of information security, privacy, and secrecy threats and vulnerabilities. This authoritative resource helps you understand what really needs to be done to protect sensitive data and systems and how to comply with the burgeoning roster of data protection laws and regulations. The book examines the effectiveness and weaknesses of current approaches and guides you towards practical methods and doable processes that can bring about real improvement in the overall security environment. You gain insight into the latest security and privacy trends, learn how to determine and mitigate risks, and discover the specific dangers and responses regarding the most critical sectors of a modern economy.

C. Warren Axelrod is the research director for financial services for the U.S. Cyber Consequences Unit and an executive adviser to the Financial Services Technology Consortium Previously, he was the chief privacy officer and business information security officer for U.S. Trust. He has been a senior information technology executive in financial services for more than 25 years, has contributed to numerous conferences and seminars, and has published extensively. Dr. Axelrod is the author of Outsourcing Information Security (Artech House, 2004). He holds a Ph.D. in managerial economics from Cornell University and a B.Sc. in electrical engineering and an M.A. in economics and statistics from Glasgow University. He is certified as a CISSP and CISM. Jennifer L. Bayuk is an independent consultant on topics including information security policy, process, management, and metrics. Ms. Bayuk has been a chief information officer at a major financial firm, a manager of information systems auditing, a Big 4 security consultant and auditor, and a security software engineer at AtT Bell Laboratories. She is a well-published author and holds masters' degrees in computer science and philosophy. Daniel Schutzer is the executive director of the Financial Services Technology Consortium (FSTC), responsible for its day-to-day operation. He is also a member of the BITS Advisory Council, an ASC X9 board member and a fellow of the New York Academy of Sciences. He was previously a director and senior vice president of Citigroup for over 23 years. Dr. Schutzer holds an M.S.E.E. and a Ph.D. from Syracuse University and a B.S.E.E. from City College of New York. He has authored more than 65 publications and 7 books.